Volodymyr Zelensky wants his allies to find a “format” for talks with Russia that includes kyiv

Since the election of Donald Trump, speculation about possible peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia has continued to grow.

President Volodymyr Zelensky explained on Saturday January 25 that peace talks with Russia could not have any “real results” without Ukraine. He invited his allies to find a format for talks in this sense.

“It is impossible to exclude Ukraine from any negotiating platform. Otherwise this negotiating platform will not have real results”explained the Ukrainian president during a meeting in kyiv with his Moldovan counterpart Maia Sandu. “Before any meeting, we should establish a format on paper: how can we achieve a just peace? I think we should focus on this today”he continued.

Since the election of Donald Trump last November, speculation about possible peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia has continued to grow, on the third anniversary of a high-intensity conflict. On Friday, the Russian president said he was “ready to work” with the United States “negotiations on Ukrainian issues”praising the character “pragmatic” et “intelligent” of its American counterpart.

At the beginning of the week, following his inauguration, the tenant of the White House described this deadly war as “ridicule” and had threatened Moscow with new economic sanctions if it did not agree to sit at the negotiating table. Presidential chief of staff Andriï Iermak also explained on Friday that kyiv was opposed to any peace negotiations between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump without Ukraine.