In difficulty on the front facing the Russian steamroller, kyiv has been waiting for months for the release of crucial aid of some 60 billion dollars decided by the government of Joe Biden which would allow it to stock up on weapons and ammunition.
The problem is that the supporters of Donald Trump, who dominates the opinion polls in the race for the Republican presidential nomination despite his legal setbacks, are raising the stakes with the speech: ok for aid to Ukraine in condition of strengthening anti-immigration measures in the United States.
In this context, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared himself ready, this Saturday, to take Donald Trump to the front of the war in Ukraine.
“I invited him publicly, but everything depends on his wishes,” declared the Ukrainian head of state at the podium of the Security Conference in Munich, in the south of Germany, which brings together the elite of geopolitics and global defense until Sunday.
“If Donald Trump comes, I am ready to go to the front with him,” he continued.
“The real war, not on Instagram”
He added: “I think if we have a dialogue about how to end the war, we need to show decision-makers what real war means, not on Instagram.”
Last July, Donald Trump said he would be able to end the conflict “in 24 hours” if he was re-elected in November.
The Ukrainian army had to withdraw this Saturday from the town of Avdiïvka in the east of the country, conceding to Russia its greatest symbolic victory after the failure of the counter-offensive launched by kyiv last summer.
During this conference after his stopover in Germany and France to sign security agreements between the two countries, the Ukrainian president will increase diplomatic talks throughout the day in Munich.
A meeting is planned with American Vice-President Kamala Harris but also with American deputies present at the conference.
During his four years in office, Donald Trump expressed his admiration for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
At a campaign rally this month, he said he would "encourage" even Russians to "do what they want" if a NATO member didn't pay its bills, referring to spending defense.