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Source: Global Times New Media

According to CNN on the 20th, faced with the difficult front-line reality and the prospect of Trump entering the White House, Ukrainian President Zelensky changed his attitude and hinted that he would negotiate with Russia.

In an address to the nation this week, Zelenskiy struck an unusually restrained tone, signaling a willingness to negotiate with Russia for the first time in more than two years. Zelenskiy suggested Moscow send a delegation to the next Ukrainian peace summit, which he hopes to hold in November. Russia was not invited to the first peace summit in Switzerland last month after Zelenskiy said any talks would only take place after Russia withdrew its troops from Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Zelensky

Kiev is currently facing a double whammy: a difficult frontline situation and uncertainty about the future level of support from its closest allies. Although Russian military advances in eastern Ukraine have slowed significantly since more U.S. weapons began arriving in Ukraine in May, they have not stopped completely. Russian forces are still expanding their control, just at a much slower pace.

At the same time, questions are being raised about whether some of Ukraine’s closest and most important allies — particularly the United States and Germany — are willing to continue committing resources to supporting Kyiv.

John Herbst, a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, said Zelenskiy’s shift in tone appeared to be a reaction to events in the United States, and that he was likely trying to reach out to a possible future Trump administration by emphasizing his willingness to negotiate — as long as the deal on the table was fair.