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Zelensky says 'unpredictable' Trump could help end war

Mourners hold smoke flares during the funeral ceremony of late Ukrainian serviceman Danylo Bobrykov, callsign "Harvey, in Kyiv on January 2, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [ AFP]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview aired Thursday that US President-elect Donald Trump's "unpredictability" could help end the war with Russia.

Trump, who takes office on January 20, has said he will end the nearly three-year conflict in "24 hours" once in power, a claim that has drawn scepticism from Kyiv which fears it will be forced to give up land for peace.

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