"There is nothing to do": Zelensky called Ukraine conditions for negotiations with Russia (video)

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy explained that in the current conditions, Kyiv would start negotiations in a losing position. He explained why the head of the Kremlin Vladimir Putin did not need peace, but it is profitable to negotiate. Peace negotiations are possible only if Ukraine is "not alone" with the Russian Federation and has a strong position. This was announced in an interview with Ukrainian Radio, published on November 16, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

"What can be negotiations just with the killer? If we talk just with Putin, just with the killer, and we are in the conditions in which we are now (not reinforced by some elements important), then I think - at the entrance of the losing status of these Negotiations for Ukraine. He confirmed that the position of US President Donald Trump and the mood of America is very important for Ukraine. Zelensky assured that today Americans are on the side of Ukraine. In his words, anyone can be a mediator.

"Але не можна абстрактно говорити: я посередник (не хочу наводити приклади тих чи інших країн), тому я не можу обирати ту чи іншу сторону. Ні, в безумовних цінностях і порушеннях міжнародного права так не може бути.

Америка повинна зберегти позицію підтримки України The fact that Russia is the aggressor, "the President emphasized. Також він зазначив, що повинні бути реалізовані елементи "Плану перемоги", які означають посилення.

Зеленський заявив, що перемога у війні — це сильна Україна, а "в дипломатії чи на полі бою — це друге питання". In response to a question about coercion to negotiations, he stressed that Ukraine is an independent state. The leader assured that the rhetoric "sit down and listen" does not work here, but there was no such tone.

Zelensky also stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin may express a desire for negotiations, but in fact he does not want them to have results. "I think Putin does not want peace at all, but it does not mean that he does not want to sit with one of the leaders (at the negotiation table - ed. ). Why? Because for him it is the destruction of political isolation that was built from the beginning wars, "the President explained.

Він уточнив, що для лідера країни-агресорки вигідно сідати й розмовляти, але не домовлятись. "Ви уявіть собі, що він невиїзний фактично в цивілізований світ. Щоб розмовляти й домовлятись — це виїзд кудись, а значить треба йому це розблокувати", — зазначив Зеленський.

According to him, it is advantageous to negotiate Putin only on the capitulation conditions from Ukraine. "Ну хто ж йому, таке ніхто не дасть", — додав президент. We will remind, the Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov stated that the release of Crimea and Donbass remains a priority for Ukraine.