Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed regret that the United States, which intends to start talks with Russia, "want to please" Russian President Vladimir Putin, Agence France-Presse reported, referring to an interview broadcast by German state television channel AER, BTA reports.
Zelensky assessed European defense capacity as "weak" in an interview given during the Munich Security Conference late last week.
"The problem is that the United States is saying things today that are very pleasant for Putin. I think that is the problem. Because they want to please him," the Ukrainian head of state told ADR.
Donald Trump's drive for reconciliation with the Kremlin is aimed at "achieving quick success." "But what they (the US) want - a simple ceasefire - is not success," Zelensky warned in the interview.