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Zelensky: Peace talks with Kremlin can’t happen before Russian troops leave

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“People who kill, rape, hit our cities with missiles every day, cannot want peace. They must first leave our territory and then we will see…”, he said in an interview after the completion of the tripartite meeting.

The president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized today that the leadership of Russia cannot be trusted and that any negotiation to end the war cannot take place before the withdrawal of Russian troops from the Ukrainian lands they have occupied.

At a press conference after completion of the tripartite with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Zelensky said about the prospect of finding a diplomatic solution to end the war:People who kill, rape, hit our cities with missiles every day, cannot want peace. They must first leave our territory and then we see…».

In particular, not for him Zaporizhia nuclear power plantwhose security has sparked international concern, stressed that Russia must stop its attacks in the region and immediately withdraw its troops from the station’s premises.

Prior to the tripartite meeting, the president of Ukraine had visited a military hospital in Lviv where he met the wounded and discussed with the staff. “Russia is not going to win this war. Thank you for defending the territory of Ukraine“, Zelensky told wounded soldiers, whom he called “heroes” and awarded them with medals.

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