Zelensky wants the conflict to end in 2025 by “diplomatic means”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he wanted the war in his country to end in 2025. “diplomatic means” in an interview broadcast this Saturday, November 16, while believing that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin does not want him “no peace at all”.

Volodymyr Zelensky also mentioned a situation “really complicated” on the eastern front, where the Russian army is advancing 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.

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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 she is « forte »in a call to its Western partners.

“If we only speak with Putin, only with a murderer, and we find ourselves in the current conditions, not reinforced by certain important elements, I think that Ukraine will lose from these negotiations”said Volodymyr Zelensky. According to him, this would not lead to “a fair ending” for the war, triggered by the Russian invasion of February 2022.

Annoyed by a call between Scholz and Putin

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 by “24 hours” without ever detailing his method.

Volodymyr Zelensky fears being forced into negotiations unfavorable to Ukraine. 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. Talk to Vladimir Putin “opens Pandora’s box”had castigated the Ukrainian president.

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The Russian and Ukrainian positions are nevertheless opposed. kyiv excludes the cession of territories occupied by the Russian army, while Moscow sets it as conditions. Vladimir Putin again told Olaf Scholz on Friday that a peace agreement with Ukraine should take into account the “new territorial realities”according to the Kremlin.

In his interview on Saturday, the Ukrainian president estimated that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was trying to get out of his “political isolation” by talking to leaders, but “Putin doesn’t want peace at all”he said.

Moscow remains “the only obstacle to a just peace”, according to the G7

Volodymyr Zelensky also judged that “the situation in the East is really complicated”. The Russian army advances against the Ukrainian troops, as the resupply of weapons and new recruits is « lent »explained the Ukrainian president, while emphasizing the heavy human losses in Moscow. The Russian Defense Ministry also claimed Saturday the capture of two new villages in the Donetsk region.

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Moscow remains “the only obstacle to a just peace” for Ukraine, the G7 countries said on Saturday in a declaration marking 1,000 days since the Russian invasion of Ukrainian territory. “The G7 confirms its commitment to imposing high costs on Russia through sanctions, export controls and other effective measures. We stand united alongside Ukraine”indicates a statement released by Italy, which chairs the G7 this year.