He stressed that the people elected him “President of Ukraine, not a mini-Ukraine.”
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky believes that the restoration of diplomatic format of relations with Russia to end the war will be possible only after the return of enemy troops to the position before the start of a full-scale invasion.
He stated this during a conference of British think tanks at Chatham House, answering a question about what minimum he, as President of Ukraine, can accept on behalf of the people in the peace treaty with Russia.
“I believe that the minimum step before ending the whole war is the minimum step. In order for us to start speaking normally, if we can use the word “normal” in general, if we unblock, so to speak, the diplomatic format of relations to stop the war between Ukraine and Russia, then the step must be to restore the situation before the full-scale invasion. 24 numbers. They need to move to those temporary contact lines or dividing lines. And go there with troops. Then we can speak fully. I think so. And although they also have to talk to get away. “Both we and I understand that,” Zelensky said.
He added: “Despite the fact that they are destroying all our bridges, I still believe that not all bridges have been destroyed.”
In addition, Zelensky stressed that the people of Ukraine elected him “as President of Ukraine, not as President of the mini-Ukraine.”
Recall, at a press conference Chatham House Zelensky, commenting on the situation in Mariupol, said that the killing of captured civilians and the military could lead to Ukraine's withdrawal from the negotiation process .
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The President also invited German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to visit Kyiv on May 9 .
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