{"id":2373900,"date":"2024-11-27T11:50:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T16:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-ukrainian-foreign-minister-casts-doubt-on-trump-ending-war-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-27T11:50:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T16:50:58","slug":"former-ukrainian-foreign-minister-casts-doubt-on-trump-ending-war-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-ukrainian-foreign-minister-casts-doubt-on-trump-ending-war-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Ukrainian foreign minister casts doubt on Trump ending war &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-ukrainian-foreign-minister-casts-doubt-on-trump-ending-war-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2373900&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In an \u200cinterview with Politico, former \u2064Ukrainian\u200b Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba expressed skepticism about\u200d President-elect Donald \u2064Trump&#8217;s ability to end the ongoing war in Ukraine. Kuleba argued that Russian President Vladimir\u200b Putin is unlikely to negotiate, \u200dviewing Ukraine \u2064as weakened and \u200dbelieving he can \u2064undermine Ukrainian statehood to showcase Western impotence. He criticized Ukraine&#8217;s European \u200dallies for not \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">providing sufficient military support<\/a>, suggesting that while Russia \u200dis willing to sacrifice soldiers for its war efforts, Ukraine&#8217;s allies have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-navy-inclusion-and-diversity-report-includes-pledge-to-advocate-for-and-acknowledge-all-intersectional-identities\/\" title=\"U.S. Navy \u2018Inclusion And Diversity\u2019 Report Includes Pledge To \u2018Advocate For And Acknowledge\u2019 All \u2018Intersectional Identities\u2019\">fallen short<\/a> in sending the necessary \u200dweapons. Kuleba emphasized that any potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-one-in-six-biden-voters-would-have-changed-their-vote-if-they-had-known-about-scandals-suppressed-by-media\/\" title=\"Poll: One In Six Biden Voters Would Have Changed Their Vote If They Had Known About Scandals Suppressed By Media\">peace deal<\/a> would be unviable due to\u200d entrenched positions \u200bon\u200d both sides: Putin feels empowered, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is constitutionally unable to agree to terms \u200bthat\u200d would surrender \u2062occupied territories like\u2063 Donbas and Crimea or compromise on NATO membership.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Former Ukrainian foreign minister casts doubt on Trump&rsquo;s claim he will end war<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1885867\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3236005\/ukraine-warns-russian-psychological-attacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Dmytro Kuleba\">Dmytro Kuleba<\/a> said President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> would not be able to bring an end to the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/former-ukraine-foreign-minister-dmytro-kuleba-donald-trump-war-in-ukraine-peace-deal-russia-vladimir-putin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"interview\">interview<\/a> with <em>Politico<\/em>, Kuleba speculated that Russian President Vladimir Putin was in no mood to negotiate, seeing Ukraine as on the back foot.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba speaks during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ioc-president-will-not-add-fuel-to-summer-olympics-cancellation-rumors\/\" title=\"IOC president will \u2018not add fuel\u2019 to Summer Olympics cancellation rumors\">joint press conference<\/a> with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on May 21, 2024, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (AP Photo\/Efrem Lukatsky)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Putin still believes he can snuff out Ukrainian statehood and crush Ukraine as an independent democracy, and he thinks he&rsquo;s one step away from exposing the West as weak,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ukraine is a personal obsession for Putin, but crushing Ukraine is also a means to accomplish his grand goal &mdash; to show to the world how the West is incapable of defending itself or what it stands for,&rdquo; Kuleba continued.<\/p>\n<p>He also laid criticism against Ukraine&rsquo;s European allies, claiming they were not doing enough.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People in Europe can be pissed off with me, but I kept saying, and I will keep saying, that the truth is today, Russia has a friend ready to send its soldiers to die for Russia war,&rdquo; Kuleba said, compared to Ukraine&rsquo;s allies, whom he said have not sent the weapons the country needs.<\/p>\n<p>According to the former foreign minister, who left his position in September, any deal to end the war would be dead on arrival due to a lack of receptiveness on both sides. While Putin feels emboldened, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also cannot politically afford to sign a peace deal that would likely entail the forfeiting of rights to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-ukraine-war-could-spill-into-breakaway-state-transnistria\/\" title=\"Russia-Ukraine War Could Spill Into Breakaway State Transnistria\">territory occupied<\/a> by Russia.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Russians keep the Donbas, they keep Crimea, no NATO membership. Can Zelensky sign? He cannot because of the Constitution,&rdquo; Kuleba said. &ldquo;And because it will be the end of Zelensky politically.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kuleba feared that Trump would withhold arms shipments from Ukraine as a way to force a peace deal, something the former official warned would be harmful to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The front line in the Donbas will collapse, and the Russians will be at the gates of Dnipro, Poltava, and Zaporizhzhia,&rdquo; he warned. &ldquo;That will be the most dangerous moment for Ukraine in this war.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kuleba chastised Western countries for objecting to France&rsquo;s proposal to directly involve itself in the war by sending troops.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you ask me what was the biggest mistake of the West in the past year, I would say the fierce public denunciation by European leaders of [French President] Emmanuel Macron&rsquo;s proposal to send troops to Ukraine. I have no doubt that Putin loved it,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;For me, it was shocking.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The war in Ukraine reached its 1,000th day last week, a milestone that saw Russia with a clear initiative. The future of the war is more uncertain than ever as Trump takes office, promising to end the war on Day One.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1885867\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1885867\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kuleba doubts Trump can end Ukraine war, citing Putin&#8217;s stance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2373901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kuleba.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32402,3634,45769,45770,32076],"class_list":["post-2373900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-international-relations","tag-trump","tag-ukrainian-foreign-minister","tag-war-diplomacy","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kuleba.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2373900"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373900\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2373904,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373900\/revisions\/2373904"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2373901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2373900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2373900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2373900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}