India, Aug. 18 -- Ahead of his highly anticipated meeting with President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took to X to claim that only the United States has the "strength to force Russia into peace".

"Russia can only be forced into peace through strength, and President Trump has that strength. We have to do everything right to make peace happen," wrote Zelensky.

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Zelensky's praise for trump comes in a message he shared on social media, thanking Keith Kellogg, US special envoy to Ukraine after a joint meeting with European leaders.

'When peace is discussed for one country in Europe, it means peace for all of Europe. We are ready to continue working with maximum effo...