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'Embracing Putin will not help': Zelenskyy calls global leaders for arms support

'Embracing Putin will not help': Zelenskyy calls global leaders for arms support Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Photo: Getty Images)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky expressed gratitude to the European Political Community for its support of Ukraine in its struggle against Russia. He emphasized that Ukraine needs not just diplomatic support but sufficient weaponry to defend against Russian aggression.

"We are defending ourselves not from Russian words but from Russian attacks. Therefore, we need sufficient weapons, not support in negotiations. Embracing Putin will not help," Zelenskyy said.

The president highlighted that some global leaders have been trying to negotiate with the Russian dictator for many years, but this has only worsened the situation.

"Some of you have embraced him for 20 years, and it only worsens. He only thinks about war and will not change. Only pressure can restrain him," he stressed.

"Negotiations" on strikes against energy infrastructure

The Financial Times reported, citing diplomatic sources, that preliminary talks had reportedly begun between Russia and Ukraine, with Qatar as a mediator. The goal of these talks is to halt attacks on the energy infrastructure of both countries.

Sources indicate that discussions are at an early stage and have yet to yield concrete results.

In response to this information, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, claimed that the Financial Times report was a "fabrication."