Zelensky urges Trump to bring ‘peace through strength’ against Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday urged Donald Trump to exert “peace through strength” against Russia, echoing the US leader’s own language ahead of a high-stakes White House meeting. “Russia can only be forced into peace through strength, and President Trump has that strength. We have to do everything right to make peace happen,” Zelensky wrote on X. Analysis by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Kyiv, Emmanuelle Chaze.