Peskov in Kremlin justifies Trump's demand for change of Ukrainian president

Kremlin's position on the Ukrainian leader

The press service of the Russian dictator commented on the statements of US President Donald Trump, who previously declared the need to change the head of state in Ukraine. According to Vladimir Putin's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, this initiative from Washington is driven by the fact that Volodymyr Zelensky, in the Kremlin's view, does not demonstrate a readiness to take actions that would lead to a halt in the war.

Argumentation regarding "difficult decisions"

Peskov emphasised that the Ukrainian president would have to make "very responsible and very difficult decisions" to achieve a stop to the war. It is precisely the lack of political will to do so, according to the Russian official representative, that became the reason for Trump's call for a change of president in Kyiv.

«Трамп сказав, що він вважає, що настав час для нового президента. Чому? Тому що президент України має ухвалити дуже відповідальні та дуже складні рішення для зупинення цієї війни» (Trump said that he believes it is time for a new president. Why? Because the President of Ukraine must make very responsible and very difficult decisions to stop this war), the Russian news agency quoted Peskov.

Assessment of Zelensky's "political will"

In addition, the Russian leader's press secretary added that Volodymyr Zelensky currently "does not demonstrate political will" to take the aforementioned actions. Peskov formulated the dilemma as follows: either the Ukrainian president takes responsibility and demonstrates political will, or he does not.

«Або Зеленський бере на себе таку відповідальність, виявляє таку політичну волю, або він цього не робить» (Either Zelensky takes on such responsibility, demonstrates such political will, or he does not do so), the Kremlin representative stressed.