Asked about the conditions necessary for the opening of negotiations, the leader estimated that this would only be possible if “Ukraine is not alone with Russia” and if it is “strong”, in a call to its Western partners.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he wanted an end to the war in his country in 2025 by “diplomatic means“in an interview broadcast on Saturday, while believing that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin does not want him”no peace at all“.
Volodymyr Zelensky also spoke of a “really complicated” situation on the eastern front, where the Russian army is progressing rapidly against fewer and less well-armed Ukrainian troops. “We must do everything to ensure that this war ends next year. We must end it by diplomatic means“, he said in an interview with Ukrainian radio.
“If we only speak with Putin, only with a murderer, and we find ourselves in the current conditions, I think that Ukraine is losing out of these negotiations“, said Volodymyr Zelensky. According to him, this would not lead to “a just end” to the war, triggered by the Russian invasion of February 2022.
kyiv fears losing the support of the United States, essential for its army in difficulty on the front, after the victory of Republican Donald Trump in the presidential election. The latter has often criticized the aid provided by his country and assured that he could resolve the conflict in “24 hours” without ever detailing his method. Volodymyr Zelensky fears being forced into negotiations unfavorable to Ukraine.
In his interview on Saturday, the Ukrainian president estimated that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was seeking to break out of his “political isolation” by speaking to leaders, but “Putin does not want peace at all,” he said.
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