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    After Trump Call, Ukraine's Zelenskiy Gambles On Russia Peace Push Without U.S. Help

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is trying to fulfill a campaign pledge to end a five-year conflict in eastern Ukraine. A Russian-backed insurgency has cost more than 13,000 lives since 2014.
    by Lucian Kim Oct 10, 2019 4 minutes
    A woman walks in the ruins of a house after an artillery attack in the Ukrainian village of Mariinka on June 14. A conflict with Russian-backed separatists has killed 13,000 people since 2014.

    When President Trump held his first meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the United Nations last month, one offhand remark by the U.S. president stood out to many Ukrainians.

    "I really hope that you and President Putin get together and can solve your problem," Trump said, referring to Russian leader Vladimir Putin. "That would be a tremendous achievement. And I know you're trying to do that."

    Zelenskiy's "problem," of course, is a Russian-backed insurgency that has cost the lives of more than 13,000 people since 2014. In just a couple of sentences, Trump dashed Ukrainian hopes of more active U.S. support in securing a durable peace with Moscow.

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