“I will not leave the state while the fire is going”: Zelensky said what is needed to meet with Putin
Volodymyr Zelenskyy ,
KYIV. UkraineGate , 21 , April , 2022 | Ukraine News .
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated that in order for a meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to take place, the Russian side needs to stop firing and name the day and place of the meeting. He stated this in an interview with the French channel BFM TV .
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“Everything is very simple, in order for us to sit down and start talking, we need his (Putin’s) edits. The second thing you need to do is stop firing, because no one will reach anyone. I will not leave the state while the fire is going on. Thirdly, I don’t care about the agenda we are going to talk about, I am not such a bureaucrat as the Russian side. I do not need to prepare for our meeting, I am always ready. Back in 2019, I was ready for our meetings. I need the Russian side to say the phrase that they want to end the war, they need to say the day and the city where we meet. That’s all, “Zelensky said.
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Asked if he was ready to meet with Putin to talk to him about Ukraine’s neutrality, the status of Donbass, Zelensky said: “We are ready for anything, we are ready to discuss the occupied territories. The issue of Crimea needs to be resolved? Necessary. The issue of Donbass needs to be resolved? Definitely need to decide. Should the issue of withdrawing troops from the territory of our state be resolved? Need. At least the withdrawal to the line that was crossed by Russian troops on February 24. Intermediate such steps must be taken by Russia. “
The President noted that it is impossible to move forward to peace and at the same time continue to go to cities, to put pressure.
“It certainly won’t change our position, anyway, and it’s definitely not about dialogue. We have said several times, and I have said, and we have said in the media that I am another president, we are another state, we are all very united in the fact that we love Ukraine. That’s why we are always in favor, we only support the dialogue, “Zelensky said.
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Zelensky stated that Ukraine is in favor of holding a meeting at the level of the leaders of Russia and Ukraine, but the belief that there will be a result from these talks is decreasing day by day.
Source: Ukrgate
