“Peace must begin unconditionally” and “if Russia does not want it, then strong pressure must be exerted until it does,” said Ukraine President Volodimir Zelenski.

According to Reuters, Zelenski said on Saturday that the issue of territorial sovereignty in Ukraine with Russia is “complicated” and should be discussed in detail on a later date.

This statement was made during a press conference in Kiev, where he said that Ukraine would never recognize the occupied territories as Russian and that he did not know exactly what US and Russian officials discussed in recent talks in Moscow.

Zelenski remotely participated in a summit of Ukraine’s allies earlier today, where he reiterated his conviction that Russia’s silence for the 30 -day ceasefire shows that “Putin will extend” the war.

“A ceasefire of fire could have already happened, but Russia is doing everything to prevent her“, He adds in a statement to X.

He accuses Putin of lying about the situation on the ground, including Kursk, where Russia has stated that he has recaptured two villages and the Ukrainian forces are surrounded. Zelenski says the army is continuing its operations there and has “stabilized” the situation at the front line in Donetsk.

“This is Russia’s war – more than three years of battle and full -scale destruction,” the post says on X. “To stop this, active pressure is needed, not just conversations.”

Security guarantees are “key to making peace reliable and enduring”, continues, and “peace will be more reliable with European bodies in the field and the American side as a backstop.”

It ends with the call for not only Europe and the G7 but “all other countries around the world for the sake of peace”.

“People have to understand that Russia is the only obstacle to peace.”

Representation that will take over the peace negotiations

Ukraine President Volodimir Zelenski formed a “delegation” in view of the start of negotiations to achieve a “just peace” with Russia, based on a decree released today.

According to this text, President of the Presidential Office Andriy Germak, Foreign Minister Andriy Simbicha, Defense Minister Rustem Umero and the Deputy Chief of the Presidency Paul Paulisa will participate in this committee to discuss with the “International”.

The four officials were the Ukrainian delegation in Kiev’s discussions on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia with the US, which resulted in a ceasefire proposal for 30 days.

At a press conference in Kiev, Zelenski, however, accused Moscow of delaying discussions about achieving a 30 -day truce, with the aim of previously strengthening its position in the battlefields. The Russians “want a stronger position before the truce. The delay in the process is linked to the fact that (…) they want to improve their position on the battlefield, “he said.

The Ukrainian president described the territory as “complicated” and said that he should be discussed in detail on a later date. But he stressed that Ukraine will never recognize the occupied Ukrainian territories as Russian.

Zelenski also said that he did not know exactly what the Americans discussed with Russian officials in their recent talks in Moscow.