'Stop War Soonest Possible': Zelenskyy After Trump Slams Him Over 'End Far Away' Remark

Last Updated:March 04, 2025, 07:28 IST

Zelenskyy reiterated the urgent need for peace, emphasising Ukraine's diplomatic efforts with the US and European partners. He stressed that the war must end as soon as possible.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Photo: Reuters)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that the Russia-Ukraine war should stop as soon as possible and that peace is needed. He also said his country is working with the United States and European partners and hopes for the US’s support for peace.

“We continue our work with partners. We have already had talks and other steps to come soon," Zelenskyy wrote in an X post late on Monday.

“It is very important that we try to make our diplomacy really substantive to end this war the soonest possible," he added.

“We need real peace and Ukrainians want it most because the war ruins our cities and towns. We lose our people. We need to stop the war and to guarantee security."

“We are working together with America and our European partners and very much hope on US support on the path to peace. Peace is needed as soon as possible," his post read.

This came hours after US President Donald Trump slammed Zelenskyy for suggesting that the end of Russia’s war against Ukraine likely “is still very, very far away."

“This is the worst statement that could have been made by Zelenskyy, and America will not put up with it for much longer!" Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform about the comments Zelenskyy made late Sunday while speaking to reporters in London.

Zelenskyy publicly was upbeat despite the recent heated Oval Office blow up with Trump and Vice President JD Vance during which they accused him of being “disrespectful" and said he should show more gratitude for America’s help.

The turn of events is unwelcome for Ukraine, whose understrength army is having a hard time keeping bigger Russian forces at bay.

The Ukrainian leader was in London to attend UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s effort to rally his European counterparts around continuing — and likely much increased — support for Ukraine from the continent amid political uncertainty in the US and Trump’s overtures toward Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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