Some of the Ukrainians polled openly uncertainty Trump's peaceful efforts. “I have no hope in him. Ultimately, it's up to us," said a student from Kiev. Margarita, a 29-year-old sales manager, shared this view. — Our destiny is in our hands.. We cannot trust on anyone else," she noted.
55-year-old Anna, erstwhile the owner of a prosperous bakery in the Donetsk Oblast, and now a resident of Dniepr, told Reuters that she thought Trump has small chance of achieving peace. “He will not halt in the Donetsk, Zaporoštsk or Djepropetrovsk circuits. He will go further," she said.
Rulers see hope in Trump
At the same time, Ukrainian authorities believe that the President-elect of the United States can accomplish peace. “Ukraine should become Trump’s success story,” said the head of the abroad Policy Committee of the ultimate Council of Ukraine Alexander Merezhko. president Volodymyr Zelenski besides acknowledged that the war could end in 2025., due to the fact that he believes the President-elect of the United States is making all effort to resolve the conflict and is able to put force on Russia.
In January Trump expressed hope that he would be able to end the war in Ukraine in six months, although during his run he promised to do so in 24 hours.
President-elect's advisors told Reuters Agencythat Trump's promise to end the “first day” armed conflict upon his return to the White home was a combination of boasting from the election campaign, underestimating the difficulty of resolving the conflict and not taking into account the time needed to fill the fresh administration.
