The latest war in Ukraine: Russia “is working on deploying an intercontinental missile”

Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says he has no hope that Donald Trump will be able to reach a peace agreement.

In interview with Politykastated that he did not see Vladimir Putin’s consent to a quick end to the war.

“Putin still believes he can strangle Ukrainian statehood and crush Ukraine as an independent democracy, and he thinks he is one step away from exposing the West as weak,” he said.

Trump’s vice president-elect, J.D. Vance, suggested that any peace agreement would likely involve Ukraine giving up territory to Russia.

But Kuleba, who served as foreign minister throughout the full-scale invasion until September, said it was unthinkable that Volodymyr Zelensky would accept it.

“Russians keep Donbas, keep Crimea, no NATO membership. Can Zelensky sign? He can’t because of the constitution. And because this will be the political end of Zelensky,” Kuleba said.