"The whole [Trump] team is obsessed with strength and looking strong, so they’re recalibrating the Ukraine approach," one European official told the Financial Times.

On the campaign trail, Trump promised to end the Russian invasion “within 24 hours,” while now his advisers say it could happen during the first 100 days of his second term. Two European officials told the journalists that,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed optimism that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's "strength and unpredictability" could play a decisive role in ending the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded to the statement made by newly elected US President Donald Trump regarding Ukraine's NATO membership. He believes it is too early to draw conclusions, according to his statement during a meeting with Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen.