Spoiler Alert: Ukrainian President Zelensky Says “I Will Never Accept Any Decisions Between the United States and Russia About Ukraine… Never”

  Zelensky says he will never accept decisions between the US and Russia. Maybe this is why they did not invite him. Ukrainian president Zel...

 

Zelensky says he will never accept decisions between the US and Russia.

Maybe this is why they did not invite him.

Ukrainian president Zelensky sat down with far-left ABC News reporter Kristen Welker on Sunday.

This comes after a Saturday when Zelensky could not stop ranting about the upcoming Trump-Putin talks in Saudi Arabia.

Zelensky on Saturday told reporters it would be more dangerous if President Trump speaks with Putin first before he speaks with Ukraine.

On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky firmly rejected any negotiations between the U.S. and Russia that exclude Ukraine.

Kristen Welker:
Something that President Trump said this week—he did not say “yes” when he was asked if he sees Ukraine as an equal member in the peace process. He did say later that Ukraine would have a seat at the table. Have you been given any assurances that Ukraine will have an equal seat at the negotiating table?

Volodymyr Zelensky:
I will never accept any decisions between the United States and Russia about Ukraine. Never. Our people—never. Our adults and children, everybody—it can’t be so. This is a war in Ukraine against us, and it’s our human losses.

We are thankful for all the support, the unity between the USA and Ukraine, the bipartisan unity, and the bipartisan support. We are thankful for all of this. But there is no leader in the world who can really make a deal with Putin without us—about us.

Here is Zelensky acting like a boss. 

That might be difficult for the Ukrainian leader. If the US walks away, 70% of its military funding will disappear.

TPUSA report

As of September 30, 2024, U.S. funding for the Ukraine response had reached nearly $183 billion, with $130.1 billion committed and $86.7 billion already distributed, according to Ukraine Oversight.

FY 2022–2024 Ukraine Appropriations (Credit: Ukraine Oversight)

When Trump and Putin reach a deal, Zelensky will have no choice but to comply. If he refuses, U.S. funding will be cut off, Ukraine will collapse, and Putin will seize what he wants regardless. Zelensky holds no real power in this equation.