Total sanctions against Russia, security guarantees needed to end war fast – President

The head of the Ukrainian state said this in an interview with the British broadcaster ITV News, Ukrinform reports.

When asked by a journalist whether it is possible to end the war in 2025, Zelensky said: “Of course, we want it very much. Every year, to be honest, we would really like our Western partners to have the strength to force Putin to end the war. In fact, I believe that there is every opportunity for this now. In my opinion, Trump wants a fast end to the war.”

At the same time, he emphasized that Americans and Europeans need to act together in order to bring an end to the war.

“We are talking about sanctions. Sanctions were imposed thanks to our partners. While these measures have had a negative impact on the Russian economy, but it has managed to adapt to certain sanctions. Why? Because there has always been a gap: sanctions have been imposed, for instance, sanctions on banks, but not on all banks. Sanctions have been imposed against agriculture, but the shadow fleet is still operating. Now sanctions have been imposed on the shadow fleet, and we are grateful to our partners, especially Britain, for this, but again, not on all their ships. And we are talking about hundreds, not dozens of ships,” the President noted.

Zelensky concluded that sanctions should be total, and that “a collapse could happen in Russia” as a result. “Everyone sees it, everyone understands it, but not everyone does it,” he said.

He also emphasized that the second component of a lasting and just peace is security guarantees for Ukraine.

As Ukrinform reported, speaking in Davos, Volodymyr Zelensky expressed his belief that U.S. President Donald Trump would make every effort to end the war this year.

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