The head of the President's Office, Kyrylo Budanov, notes that peace in Ukraine will not come tomorrow, but there is progress in this direction and he is cautiously optimistic about it. Budanov said this on his Telegram channel, the Ukrainian News agency reports.
He noted that he said this in Davos (Switzerland) during a panel discussion "The Path to Peace in Ukraine: by Force or Consent?"
"First of all, we must soberly assess the reality: today we are going through the bloodiest war since 1945. I hope that we are still on the way to a radical solution. We are moving forward, and although it would be a lie to promise that peace will come tomorrow, efforts are being made to achieve it. If I had to describe the situation we are in now, I would use the term "cautious optimism," he said.
Budanov emphasized that Ukraine is present at the negotiating table and has conducted serious work with representatives of the team of US President Donald Trump.
He noted that Ukraine understands that it is impossible to talk to russia from a weak position, so Ukraine critically needs further unity and assistance from its partners: from weapons to political influence of communities, quarrels between partners only play into the hands of the enemy.
In terms of russia, the head of the President's Office noted that its 12-year rhetoric about the "threat to NATO" remains the main justification for aggression, but during this time the russians themselves have driven themselves into another trap: the stronger the sanctions pressure, the more russia has fallen into the hands of China.
"Now we see the actual absorption of the Russian Federation by China. Yes, Beijing has not transferred a single unit of ready-made weapons to Russia - this is a fact. However, they are skillfully exploiting Russia's weakness, absorbing it economically and strengthening their political influence. Russians understand this, and it hurts them," Budanov said.
He called the task of Ukraine to accumulate all the forces, mobilize and bring the matter to the end.
"We need not just the end of the war, but peace, security guarantees and a clear plan for the reconstruction of Ukraine," he emphasized.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, in early January, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed the Chief of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, as the new head of the President's Office.
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