Trump adviser says Ukraine should focus on peace, not territory: «Crimea is no more»

Brian Lanza, the senior adviser to the newly elected US President Donald Trump, said that the new presidential administration will focus on achieving peace in Ukraine, and not on returning all the territories occupied by Russia.

His words are transmitted by the BBC.

He also stated that the new administration will turn to the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to provide his version of a «realistic vision of peace.»

«And if President Zelenskyy sits down at the negotiating table and says that we can achieve peace only if we have Crimea, he will show us that he is not serious about this. Crimea is no more,» said Brian Lanza.

He also stated that if Ukraine's priority is to return Crimea and «force American soldiers to fight to return it,» then you are «on your own.»

It will be recalled that the newly elected US President Donald Trump suggests the possibility of negotiations with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin in the near future.

And before that, the president of the Russian Federation, during a speech at the Valdai discussion club, also stated that he is ready for a dialogue with the new president of the United States. Vladimir Putin noted that he could call Donald Trump himself, but he does not do so, because he is waiting for the first call from him.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented on the promise of the newly elected US President Donald Trump to end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours.

At the same time, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, spoke with the newly elected President of the United States, Donald Trump. During the conversation, they discussed defense and Ukraine.