“Trump will push Ukraine toward territorial concessions,” – military expert says

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will pressure Ukrainian authorities, pushing them toward territorial concessions.

The intentions of the future U.S. leader regarding the conflict in Ukraine were revealed by military expert and professor at the Bundeswehr University in Munich, Carlo Masala, as quoted by Focus magazine.

According to the military expert, Germany secretly shares Trump’s approach.

“Zelensky sees that this demand (for territorial concessions) is also the prevailing opinion in European politics, especially in Germany, though behind closed doors. His proposal to join NATO and thus place territories under Kyiv’s control under the protection of the alliance—this is his reaction to these developments,” he said.

At the same time, Masala pointed out that Kyiv cannot rely on the return of lost territories using the current level of support it has.

“This is practically impossible in the current situation,” the expert emphasized.

Earlier, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan stated that Ukraine itself must decide whether it is willing to accept territorial losses and other concessions in exchange for a peace agreement with Russia. He reminded that the U.S. had aimed to provide Kyiv with as many tools as possible to enter negotiations with Moscow from a position of strength.