{"id":2498495,"date":"2025-10-13T16:40:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T20:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-hopes-to-benefit-from-trumps-gaza-momentum-with-its-own-peace\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T16:41:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T20:41:01","slug":"ukraine-hopes-to-benefit-from-trumps-gaza-momentum-with-its-own-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-hopes-to-benefit-from-trumps-gaza-momentum-with-its-own-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine hopes to benefit from Trump&#8217;s Gaza momentum with its own peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fukraine-hopes-to-benefit-from-trumps-gaza-momentum-with-its-own-peace%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=2498495&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>The article discusses ukraine&#8217;s hopes to leverage the momentum generated by former President Donald Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-calls-volodymyr-zelensky-after-having-made-alarming-comments-about-ukraine-and-russia\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Calls Volodymyr Zelensky After Having Made Alarming Comments About ... and ...\">recent diplomatic efforts<\/a> to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza, aiming for a similar peace agreement in its own ongoing conflict with Russia. Following Trump&#8217;s accomplished address at the Israeli Knesset and the initiation of an international &#8220;Board of Peace&#8221; for Gaza, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been invited to the White House for further discussions. A Ukrainian delegation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/revealed-over-50-biden-admin-employees-12-u-s-agencies-involved-in-social-media-censorship-push\/\" title=\"Revealed: Over 50 Biden Admin Employees -  12 U.S. Agencies Involved in Social Media Censorship Push\">including top officials<\/a>, is already engaging with U.S. leaders to explore steps toward ending the Russian invasion.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian officials are inspired by Trump&#8217;s approach, which involved collaborating with international allies rather than acting alone, contradicting his perceived isolationism. They hope Trump will increase military support, particularly by supplying advanced weapons like Tomahawk missiles, to strengthen Ukraine&#8217;s defense and pressure Russia for peace. Trump has signaled openness to this idea despite earlier restrictions, warning Russia about the potential consequences.<\/p>\n<p>The article also highlights parallels between the hostage situations in Israel and Ukraine, with Melania Trump advocating for the return of kidnapped Ukrainian children. However, Russia has strongly opposed U.S. involvement at this level, viewing the provision of such missiles as an act of war, with Kremlin officials issuing stern warnings about the possible fallout. Ukraine is looking to build on Trump&#8217;s recent diplomatic successes in the Middle East to achieve progress in its own conflict.  <\/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\">Ukraine hopes to benefit from Trump&rsquo;s Gaza momentum with its own peace<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2371697\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">President Donald Trump<\/a> cannot be accused of resting on his laurels, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ukraine<\/a> is hoping to ride his momentum to its own ceasefire agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Following a celebratory <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3848017\/trump-stand-up-comedian-improvised-knesset-remarks-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">address at the Knesset<\/a> and stopover in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/egypt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Egypt<\/a> to kickstart the formation of an international &ldquo;Board of Peace&rdquo; to govern the Gaza Strip, Trump is already shifting his focus to what he has called the &ldquo;most difficult&rdquo; conflict to end.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3848260\/world-leaders-congratulate-trump-bringing-israeli-hostages-home\/\">World leaders congratulate Trump on bringing Israeli hostages home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3848017\/trump-stand-up-comedian-improvised-knesset-remarks-israel\/\">Trump plays stand-up comedian in improvised, sometimes pointed remarks at Israeli Knesset<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3847963\/israel-releases-1900-palestinian-prisoners-hamas-ceasefire-peace-plan\/\">Israel releases 1,900 Palestinian prisoners as part of peace plan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>On Monday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> received an &ldquo;official invitation&rdquo; to meet at the White House, his third meeting with Trump. He has dispatched a delegation ahead of him, members of which are already on their way to the United States to &ldquo;hold a number of meetings&rdquo; on ending the Russian invasion.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will also have the opportunity to come to Washington and meet with President Trump on Friday,&rdquo; the Ukrainian leader announced Monday afternoon. &ldquo;I believe we will discuss a series of steps that I intend to propose.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a news conference with High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, not pictured, on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I am grateful to President Trump for our dialogue and his support,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian advocates see the country as a fellow traveler of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Israel<\/a>, a nation at risk of being swallowed up by larger surrounding powers that outnumber it, and they are taking notes about what worked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ukrainians were moved not just by the fact that peace, or at least a ceasefire, has been reached in the Middle East, but they are paying close attention to exactly how the president managed to achieve something that certainly his predecessor did not,&rdquo; Daniel Balson, the director of public engagement at Razom for Ukraine, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>One key lesson, Balson said, is that Trump is not the pure isolationist some believed him to be, having leveraged American allies abroad to help seal the deal where the U.S. could not do it alone.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s been a lot of discussion about whether &lsquo;America first&rsquo; means &lsquo;America alone,&#8217;&rdquo; Balson said. &ldquo;I think that discussion has been put to rest throughout the president&rsquo;s diplomacy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainians are hoping that Trump will take the initiative to flood their borders with weapons and make Kyiv too costly a prize. This would likely be through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/08\/05\/g-s1-81084\/europe-us-weapons-ukraine-russia-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">weapons-purchasing infrastructure<\/a> that Trump set up with European allies.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainians also see strong parallels between the Israeli hostages taken by Hamas and the mass kidnapping and re-education of Ukrainian children by invading Russian forces.<\/p>\n<p>First lady Melania Trump has made the return of kidnapped Ukrainian children <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3845751\/eight-ukrainian-russian-children-reunited-families-past-24-hours-melania-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">preeminent among her humanitarian causes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump gestures during a summit to support ending the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el Sissi, and Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani watch. In the back are Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Sabah, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I think a lot of the credit must go to the hostage families in Israel,&rdquo; Balson told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;They have campaigned tirelessly. They understood something about President Trump that I think a lot of people don&rsquo;t: it&rsquo;s that individual and specific human stories capture his attention. Their play genuinely resonated with the president. The way they approached their suffering with dignity and strength resonated with the president.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This week&rsquo;s preliminary delegation includes some of Ukraine&rsquo;s highest-ranking officials, including Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko, Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak, and Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov.<\/p>\n<p>Following the White House, Zelensky intends to meet with congressional lawmakers and third parties, such as defense and <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">energy<\/a> companies.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is necessary &mdash; it was President Trump&rsquo;s proposal &mdash; and I will meet with these companies because there are pressing needs linked to various formats of attacks, not even the attacks that Russia has already carried out,&rdquo; the Ukrainian leader said. &ldquo;In any case, we must be prepared. So, it will be helpful. Therefore, the main focus of the visit is air defense and our <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >long-range capabilities<\/a> aimed at exerting pressure on Russia for the sake of peace.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Those long-range capabilities are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3832476\/zelensky-ukraine-tomahawk-missiles-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tomahawk missiles <\/a>&mdash; a U.S.-manufactured weapon that would be capable of striking deep inside Russian territory.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s administration refused to supply Tomahawks to Ukraine out of fear that it would drag the U.S. into the war. Trump maintained this ban at first but has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3826993\/trump-considering-lifting-restrictions-ukraine-us-made-weapons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">warming to the idea<\/a> as his frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin grows.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Aleksei Russkikh, the governor of the Ulyanovsk region, on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, at the Kremlin in Moscow. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I might have to speak to Russia about Tomahawks,&rdquo; Trump said Sunday aboard Air Force One. &ldquo;Do they want to have Tomahawks going in their direction? I don&rsquo;t think so. I told that to President Zelensky, because Tomahawks are a new step of aggression.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I might talk to [Putin],&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;I might say, &lsquo;Look, if this war is not going to get settled, I may send them Tomahawks.&rsquo; Russia doesn&rsquo;t need that. I think it is appropriate to bring that up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Russian government has become increasingly incensed by Trump&rsquo;s flirting with the idea of furnishing Tomahawks to Ukraine. Initially waving off the idea as unfeasible, the rhetoric from Russian officials has grown <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3842097\/russian-official-peace-efforts-exhausted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">increasingly hostile<\/a> and threatening.<\/p>\n<p>The Kremlin asserts that the use of Tomahawks in the conflict would necessitate direct assistance from the U.S. military, declaring that such cooperation would be an act of war.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3847322\/zelensky-russia-strikes-ukraine-energy-plants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ZELENSKY URGES &lsquo;NO WEAKENING OF PRESSURE&rsquo; AS RUSSIA STRIKES UKRAINIAN ENERGY PLANTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The delivery of these cruise missiles could end badly for everyone, and especially for Trump himself,&rdquo; former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Medvedev&rsquo;s remarks were affirmed later in the day by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3841079\/european-union-restrict-russian-diplomat-movement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov<\/a>, who noted that &ldquo;anyone with even a basic understanding of the issue knows that American experts would be involved in the handling of such missiles.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>Ukraine aims to leverage Trump&#8217;s Gaza peace momentum<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2498496,"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\/2025\/10\/AP25286598250038.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3817,20083,4228,3634,6991],"class_list":["post-2498495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-diplomacy","tag-gaza","tag-peace","tag-trump","tag-ukraine"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25286598250038.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2498495","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\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2498495"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2498495\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2498499,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2498495\/revisions\/2498499"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2498496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2498495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2498495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2498495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}