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00:00It's been almost three years since Russia invaded Ukraine.
00:03For three years, Ukrainians have fought to push back the enemy,
00:06backed by the support of countries from across the world.
00:10Now Donald Trump is attempting to spearhead a peace process with Vladimir Putin.
00:16And amid the uncertainty, some Ukrainians agree that he's the right man for the job.
00:22I think that, thanks to Trump, things have started moving forward.
00:27Even though he's a very strange person,
00:29and that everyone is affected by what he's doing, we respect him.
00:34I think he's the right person to negotiate with Putin.
00:40Not only must Ukraine be part of these talks, but it must also give its conditions,
00:46because the aggressor cannot simply state its terms.
00:49I think Trump is on our side and wants to put an end to the war,
00:52but we must be the ones who come out victorious.
00:57Others are less optimistic.
01:01Trump is a joker. He promised us the moon.
01:04But over here, we know what it's like to hear people make promises to us.
01:08I'm from Luhansk and have been watching this story unfold for 11 years.
01:11I was held captive and got a chance to speak to the Russians.
01:14Let me tell you, the negotiations won't work.
01:18That feeling is shared in other towns along the northern border,
01:22where residents must constantly shelter from attacks.
01:26Peace will only be possible once the Russians stop bombing us.
01:33It must come from them, because they're the ones who brought such horror about.
01:40We must think about peace, but we will resist until we win.
01:45Europe seems ready to help us. There's no point in surrendering.
01:51Ukraine and the European Union have both been sidelined from these talks,
01:55and the EU has been holding meetings of its own with its allies
01:59in an urgent attempt to weigh in on a possible peace process.