Ukraine needs peace with Putin regardless of personal attitude, Zelenskyy says
Photo: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Getty Images)
Peace with Russian president Vladimir Putin is necessary for Ukraine, regardless of personal dislike toward him, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with Politico.
"The peace is very specific document which can give our people possibility to live and to stop the war. That's why this is the priority. It's not about personal attitude. It's not about personalities,” Zelenskyy said.
He stressed that peace is, firstly, a legal instrument to stop the bloodshed, not a manifestation of sympathy.
“Nobody say that somebody will give each other friendship. No friendship. He's a killer. He tried to occupy us and killed so many people. And we answered to them and he lost a lot of soldiers. So it's understandable the attitude. But we need peace. The peace - it's not emotional thing. The hateness it's about emotions,” the president noted.
Peace talks
US President Donald Trump once again said that it is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy who hinders the achievement of a peace agreement. According to him, Ukraine is rapidly losing positions for “bargaining,” while the Kremlin is allegedly ready for dialogue.
In response, Zelenskyy said that to end the war, the United States needs to put more pressure on Russia, not on him. Also, security guarantees are needed that will form the basis of a peace agreement.
Ukraine and Türkiye are preparing to hold a new round of talks with the United States and Russia in a trilateral format. The meeting, which was supposed to take place this week, was postponed at the request of the United States.
