From Europe to Asia, and even at home, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's stock is plummeting.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a press conference at the Ukraine peace summit in Obbürgen, Switzerland, on June 16, 2024. ** FILE **
The drop in Mr. Zelenskyy’s popularity could aid Russia’s long-term war strategy. Analysts say that Russian President Vladimir Putin has now settled on a slow-moving war of attrition that chips away at Kyiv’s outnumbered military, while banking on the fact that international support — especially from the U.S., where Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has made clear he would push to end the conflict quickly — will inevitably dry up.
“These bombs are one of the key elements of Putin’s ability to wage war,” he said in a speech Sunday. “The sooner the world helps us deal with the Russian combat aircraft launching these bombs, the sooner we can strike, justifiably strike, at Russian military infrastructure, military airfields, the closer we will be to peace. Real peace. The world has enough power to force Russia into peace.”
The numbers are much bleaker in Europe. In Hungary, 83% said they have “none” or “not too much” confidence in Mr. Zelenskyy. In Italy, France and Germany, those numbers were 60%, 53% and 44%, respectively. A continued loss of confidence in Mr. Zelenskyy could accelerate calls for peace, including in America, where Mr. Trump said during last week’s presidential debate that he would seek to end the war quickly if elected. His position seems to be driven by the belief that Ukraine cannot defeat Russia on the battlefield, and therefore a negotiated peace is the only realistic answer.
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