Zelenskiy affirms Ukraine's commitment to peace after Trump's remarks

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy shake hands during a press conference after their lunch meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 28, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

Jan 15 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr ‌Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Ukraine is not an obstacle to ‌peace, pushing back against comments made a day earlier by ‌U.S. President Donald Trump.

"We also talked about diplomatic work with America – Ukraine has never been and will never be an obstacle to peace," Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address, ‍referring to a telephone conversation with NATO Secretary ‍General Mark Rutte.