Volodymyr Zelenskyy has invited Donald Trump to Kyiv, but on one condition, Politico has reported.
The Ukrainian president said the former US president would be welcome to visit him in the capital — as long as Trump is able to stop the war with Russia within 24 hours, as he once promised.
Trump has boasted that, if he were president, he could end the war immediately by insisting Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin agree to a settlement, insisting he has a good relationship with both leaders. Trump, during his political career, has repeatedly gushed over Putin, who launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.
"Yes please, Donald Trump — I invite you to Ukraine, to Kyiv," Zelenskyy said in an interview with UK broadcaster Channel 4 News. "If you can stop the war during 24 hours I think it will be enough to come to Kyiv, on any day I am here."
Zelenskyy added that, if Trump does have a "formula" for ending the war, he wants to know what it is.