Ukrainian President said he thinks Russian President will eventually cease hostilities and enter negotiations after seeing invading Russian forces encounter fierce resistance from Ukrainians.

“I think he will. I think he sees that we are strong. He will. We need some time”, - Volodymyr Zelenskyy told VICE News’ Ben Solomon and Adam Desiderio in an interview.

Western observers and military analysts have cited the Russian army’s stumbles as evidence that Vladimir Putin underestimated Ukrainian resistance and believed the country would collapse quickly in the face of a Russian blitzkrieg-style assault. Zelenskyy suggested that he believes this dynamic will eventually force Putin to recalculate and end the conflict through negotiations.

“Can you trust Putin?” VICE News asked Zelenskyy.

“Trust [Putin]? Oh, no. I trust only my family. How to stop this war? Only dialogue. My message to Putin right now would be: “Stop the war. Begin to speak. That’s it”, - said the President