In an interview, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he wanted to end the conflict between him and Vladimir Putin in 2025 by “diplomatic means”.
Is the end near? 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 is not looking for peace.
“We must do everything to ensure that this war ends next year. We must put an end to it by diplomatic means,” he said in an interview with Ukrainian radio. But Vladimir Putin “does not want peace at all,” he said.
Fear of loss of American support
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 strong call to its Western partners.
“If we only talk with Vladimir Putin, only with a murderer, and we find ourselves in the current conditions, not reinforced by some important elements, I think that Ukraine will lose from these negotiations,” Volodymyr said 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.
“Putin doesn’t want peace at all”
On Friday, kyiv was annoyed by a telephone conversation between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Vladimir Putin, the first meeting in almost two years between the two leaders. Talking to Vladimir Putin “opens Pandora’s box,” the Ukrainian president castigated.
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.
