The war in Ukraine can only end in “diplomatic” ways, he said today Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyas the conversations between Moscow and in Kyiv are at a dead end.
«The end (of the conflict) will be diplomaticHe told the Ukrainian television network ICTV. The war “will be bloody, it will have battles, but it will finally end through diplomacy».
“Talks between Ukraine and Russia will take place decisively. “I do not know in what form: with mediators, without them, in an expanded circle, at the presidential level,” he said.
«There are things that we can only achieve at the negotiating table. We want everything to come back “as before the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, something that” Russia does not wantHe added, without giving further details.
The outcome of these talks – the subject of which may change “depending on the time of the meeting” – must be “fair” for Ukraine, the president stressed.
Referring to a document on security guarantees for Ukraine, he said that it would be signed by “friends and partners of Ukraine, without Russia“, While at the same time it will be held”a bilateral discussion with Russia».
He also said that he had made it a necessary condition for the continuation of the talks that the Ukrainian soldiers who had been fortified at the huge Azovstal metallurgical complex in Mariupol, in southeastern Ukraine, not be killed by the Russian army.
The Russian troops “they made it possible, they found a way for these people to come out aliveFrom Azovstal, he noted. «The most important thing for me is to save as many people and soldiers as possible».
On May 17, an adviser to the Ukrainian president, Mikhail Pontoliakhad said that the talks between Moscow and Kyiv are “paused”, estimating that Moscow does not show any “understanding” of the situation.
The next day, the Kremlin accused Ukraine of “complete unwillingness” to negotiate with Russia to end the invasion of Ukraine.
Many meetings have taken place between the negotiators of the two sides, but they have not yielded any tangible results.
The last meeting between the heads of delegations – Vladimir Medinsky on the Russian side and David Arahamia on Ukraine – is scheduled for April 22, according to Russian news agencies.
After failing to take control of Kiev and its environs, Russian troops are now focusing their efforts on an offensive against eastern Ukraine, where fighting is fierce.
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