Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelenskyy brushes off funding fears if Donald Trump wins US presidential election

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed the potential menace of US funding being withdrawn if Donald Trump wins this 12 months’s presidential election.

Speaking in Davos, Switzerland, the Ukrainian chief stated “one man cannot change the whole nation”, however admitted stances taken by some within the Republican Party have raised considerations in his nation.

Political infighting has delayed extra navy assist from the US, with Republicans resisting Democrat President Joe Biden‘s request to supply extra assist to Ukraine in its battle in opposition to Russia.

And Mr Trump, who’s the main Republican presidential candidate, has declined to decide to persevering with navy help for Ukraine, and has stated he might finish the battle “in 24 hours” if re-elected to the White House.

In December final 12 months, Mr Zelenskyy declined to reply when requested if a victory for Mr Trump would threaten the independence of his nation.

But he stated on Tuesday that “radical voices really scare the society in Ukraine”, not simply from Mr Trump but additionally “the voices of a significant part of Republicans”.

Meanwhile, residents of greater than two dozen villages within the Kharkiv area have been urged to evacuate on Tuesday due to worsening Russian assaults because the battle nears its second anniversary.

Mr Zelenskyy warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin “will not stop” and stated he “embodies war” as he criticised him for imposing “the terrifying feeling that the war may never end”.

“Anyone thinks this is only about us, this is only about Ukraine, they are fundamentally mistaken,” he added, in a bid to solid Ukraine as a pillar in defence of democracies.

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He stated his “heart goes out to the people of Mykolaiv”, the place a Sky News workforce is, as the town has confronted “constant attacks”.

Asked if Ukraine can nonetheless win when allies just like the UK and US proceed to limit its navy from hitting targets inside Russia, Mr Zelenskyy stated his nation wants outdoors assist.

He stated Ukraine could be “weak on the battlefield”, particularly in “artillery” and “air defence”.