Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba introduced his new book, Vision of Ukraine in 2030 – Vision of a Country, in an interview with German news organizations.
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U.S. President Donald Trump doesn’t seem to be worried about Ukraine’s post-war future, with the country’s former foreign secretary Dmytro Kuleba rushing tensions between Kiev and Washington this week upgrade.
He told CNBC’s Steve Sedgwick: “I don’t think he cares. Thursday.
Kuleba, leads Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2020 Until he resigns in the fall of 2024Trump’s only concern is that Ukraine does not have a failed state like Afghanistan, and his Ukrainian plan “will not collapse in a way that exposes his weaknesses to the world… because of his tolerance for failure zero.”
“We know him, and that’s the problem. So it’s not about telling him how good Ukraine is and that it deserves his support. It doesn’t make any sense because that’s not his idea.” CNBC has been with the White House Contact to respond to Kuleba’s comments and are waiting for a response.
Kuleba was in September 2024 amid a major cabinet restructuring aimed at refreshing the Ukrainian government and proposing new ideas when Russian forces began to make consistent gains in the eastern part of the country.
As these territories progress, comments from former wartime ministers on CNBC will emerge, and Kiev’s relationship with the United States (which seems to have been deteriorating for the day since the war began in 2022.
The bonds have been tense since President Donald Trump took office in January. White House leaders and senior Republican officials are skeptical of Ukraine’s ability to win the conflict, believing it has become a lost battle.
Tensions between Ukraine and the United States were in trouble this week, with senior White House officials meeting their Russian counterparts in Saudi Arabia in an attempt to lay the foundation for peace talks in Ukraine, while not including officials from Kiyov to participate in the discussion.
The relationship between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy grew worse on Wednesday, who described the U.S. president as “living in a Russian disinformation bubble.”
Trump strikes back Describe Ukrainian wartime leaders as “autocrats without elections”, It refers to the lack of national votes in a country surrounded by embattled countries since 2019. Ukraine suspended elections amid martial law.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a press conference in Kiev on February 19, 2025, saying that Russia’s leaders were “liars” after the Russian drone attack, After that, talks were held between Russian and U.S. officials in Saudi Arabia.
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Ukraine and its European allies were shocked when Trump announced last week’s talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and leaders agreed to hold peace talks to end the war. Trump said he later informed Zelenskyy of the situation, making the gesture seem like an afterthought.
Kuleba is cynical about the prospect of peace talks, saying Putin is not interested in the deal.
“(Putin) wants to avoid being upset about Donald Trump. That’s his strategy. He doesn’t want a deal. He doesn’t want Ukraine’s land. He doesn’t want NATO. He doesn’t want Ukraine or not. He wants Ukraine not to exist. He wants Ukraine not to exist. .
“You can already see very different tones and approaches on both sides. And, the fact that the U.S. delegation seems to be excited about is a bit weird. I think they need to slow down because they have to understand the party they work with,” he said .
Kuleba said the Trump administration overestimated its ability to influence Putin, claiming the Russian president’s distrust of the West.
“Putin doesn’t believe Trump (a) very simple reason because he doesn’t know if Trump’s promise will hold…and he doesn’t need a temporary solution. He knows, the best guarantee for him (IS) He did not become a member of NATO, and Ukraine did not exist.
CNBC has contacted the Kremlin in response to Kuleba’s comments and is awaiting a response.
U.S. envoy Keith Kellogg, U.S. envoy for Ukraine and Russia, contacted Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Thursday but doubted the value of the meeting. Kellogg was absent from our delegation to Riyadh earlier in the week.
The Ukrainian presidential office said the Ukrainian president and Kellogg had intended to hold a joint press conference after their meeting, but requests from the Ukrainian presidential office were cancelled.
US Special Ukraine and Russian Keith Kellogg attack Ukraine on February 20, 2025, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr in Russia’s attack on Ukraine Zelenskiy) Meet.
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Ukraine’s current foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said he had discussed ways to achieve just and lasting peace with the U.S. envoy.
“I confirm that Ukraine is willing to achieve peace through strength and our vision for necessary steps,” Sybiha Say x on social media platformsadding that he “reaffirms that Ukraine and transatlantic security are inseparable.”
White House national security adviser Mike Waltz told Ukraine elsewhere on Thursday that criticism of the United States needs to be allocated, saying U.S. officials are trying to ensure that all parties can accept the peace deal.
“They need to adjust this and take a closer look at the deal,” Walz told Fox News, referring to a key mineral deal, a key mineral deal Trump has proposed to Ukraine, Kiev The United States should be granted 50% of the ownership of rare earth minerals as compensation for military aid, which it gave to Ukraine.
Zelenskyy It is reported that his ministers do not sign any transactions. Trump has previously claimed that it will bring the United States into Rare earth minerals worth $500 billionsaid the proposal was too focused on the interests of the United States and gave Ukraine little return.
