Ex-Ukraine Deputy Defense Minister: US wants Kyiv to accept Russia’s terms

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00:00Well, we have heard Washington say that this decision to halt aid would be reversed if

00:06President Zelensky demonstrates, quote, good faith towards peace talks. I mean, what does

00:12Ukraine think Washington wants it to do?

00:15It's difficult to say for sure, yes, but I think that they want some kind of like excuses,

00:23which we can like discuss with you whether they should be or not. And Ukraine is like

00:29a fully supporting its president with all the statements which he did. And so they want

00:34excuses. They want some deals to demonstrate that Trump is on a victory position. And I

00:42think that they want to ask to fit into requirements of Russians so that like do not make some

00:50kind of opposition and sign the papers. And here it is, deal on the table.