Trump adviser says Ukraine focus must be peace not retaking territory – media

16:48, 09.11.2024 1 min read

A senior adviser to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says the incoming administration will focus on achieving peace in Ukraine rather than enabling the country to gain back territory occupied by Russia, BBC reported.

"Bryan Lanza, a Republican party strategist, told the BBC the Trump administration would ask Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his version of a 'realistic vision for peace'," the publication said.

"And if President Zelenskyy comes to the table and says, well we can only have peace if we have Crimea, he shows to us that he's not serious," Lanza was quoted as saying.

"When Zelenskyy says we will only stop this fighting, there will only be peace once Crimea is returned, we've got news for President Zelenskyy: Crimea is gone," he said.