Zelensky and Kremlin push back on Trump claims of ending war in 24 hours

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Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed he could end the Ukraine-Russia war within 24 hours of being elected. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants to know how.

“If Trump knows how to finish this war, he should tell us today,” Zelensky said in a Bloomberg TV interview aired on Wednesday. “If there are risks to Ukrainian independence, if we lose statehood — we want to be ready for this, we want to know.”

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