Zelensky is Not Interested in Meeting Putin for Peace Talks
In an exclusive interview with Sky News, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was not interested in meeting Vladimir Putin for peace talks, adding that Putin was "nobody" to him.
Volodymyr Zelensky said he "doesn't understand who makes the decisions in Russia" and added that while Moscow says it wants peace, it is actually lying by attacking Ukraine with missiles.
"They don't want any talks, and that was the case before the invasion. President Putin decided that," Zelensky said, accusing Putin of living in an "information bubble" and not really knowing what was happening on the battlefield.
However, Zelensky also warned that Putin is waiting for the West to "get tired" of supporting Ukraine.
"He (Putin) does not want negotiations because he does not want peace. I am convinced that Ukraine is only the first step for him. I am convinced that he is fighting a big war. And since the whole world is now helping Ukraine, he does not think about it. He thinks: 'Well, now our work in Ukraine will not be finished, but we will wait ... the world will not remain united, they will get tired and I will move on.'"
"But after Ukraine, there will be more steps, there will be other countries, if we do not manage to resist. I think we will manage, we will get support and we will win"
The Ukrainian president also responded to speculation of a Russian offensive in Ukraine in the coming weeks by recalling how he felt when he realized the invasion had begun last year.
Recalling the night of the Russian invasion almost a year ago, he described it as the beginning of a long, difficult day that was not yet over.
"I remember there were explosions and...
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