Zelenskyy says Trump must apply ‘more pressure’ on Putin than Hamas: Full interview

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🗓️ 19 October 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that after President Trump’s breakthrough deal in the Middle East, he should take a similar approach with Russian President Vladimir Putin — but with even greater pressure to end the war in Ukraine.

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0:00.0	President Zelensky, welcome back to meet the press.
0:03.0	Thank you very much.
0:03.8	Thank you for being here on an historic day.
0:06.7	Thank you for invitation.
0:08.3	We really appreciate it.
0:09.6	Let's dive right into your meeting with President Trump.
0:13.7	What was your biggest takeaway from your meeting with President Trump?
0:20.5	First of all, yes, it was a productive meeting, quite long meeting.
0:25.6	More than two hours, we spoke about everything.
0:29.6	And of course, about possible negotiations, yes, political negotiations.
0:36.6	Of course, all of us, all our country will wait for
0:39.3	diplomacy. We want to stop this war. We want to stop Putin. And of course we count on President
0:45.5	Trump, the United States and European allies with this pressure on him. We spoke about our
0:51.6	defense and long range and be honest with you.
0:55.2	I have understanding that we can move forward further with air defense, and with long range,
1:04.5	our teams will work still.
1:06.8	We don't have, I mean, this clear understanding for today.
1:11.2	So just to be very clear, your long range, you're talking about your request for those
1:17.1	Tomahawk missiles. Did President Trump give you any assurances that the United States will
1:22.9	give Ukraine Tomahawk missiles? First of all, yeah, we need tomahawks and when we speak about long range, people have to
1:33.6	just to understand, we use thousands of long range drones, Ukrainian production on military
1:41.0	goals.
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