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The Ukrainian president admits, however, that “time is still needed”, although he recalls that “every war ends in an agreement”
The President of Ukraine, Volodomir Zelensky, stated in a speech published this morning that the positions in the negotiations with Russia for a ceasefire are now more realistic, but time is still needed so that the decisions “are in the interest of Ukraine”. In his last message, delivered at the beginning of the 21st day of the Russian invasion, Zelensky said that the negotiations continue, that “it is difficult, but important” to negotiate and that “efforts are still needed” because “every war ends in an agreement”. “Meetings continue. As I am told, the positions in the negotiations sound more realistic. However, it still takes time for the decisions to be in the interest of Ukraine,” Zelensky said in his message.
Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine will resume on Wednesday and Zelenski’s adviser, Mikhailo Podoliak, said at the end of the second day of this third round of negotiations, although there are still great differences between the parties, it is still possible to reach a compromise. Basically the negotiations try to achieve a ceasefire that allows the establishment of humanitarian corridors precise and safe and, from there, it would enter the most political part related to the issues that motivated the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the war, which began on February 24.
Russia fundamentally demands that Ukraine renounce its membership in NATO, that it recognize the annexation of Crimea (carried out in 2014) and that accept the independence of the “people’s republics” of Donetsk and Lugansklocated in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas and recognized by Moscow.
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Regarding Ukraine’s entry into NATO, in a videoconference message to leaders of the Nordic and Baltic countries convened in London by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Zelensky expressed his frustration on Tuesday because, despite his alleged “doors open”, the Alliance has not admitted your country as a member. Zelensky told Baltic leaders that Ukraine had no choice but to “accept” this, and urged them to seek other avenues of military collaboration.
In his recorded message this morning, the Ukrainian president also accused Russia of committing “new and obvious war crimes” and that there were so many bombs that the Russians had thrown at them that “it is impossible to count them.” He also recognized the importance of the visit to kyiv made yesterday by the Prime Ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia: “When our kyiv is a target for the invaders, it is especially important and especially brave to be here, together with us, together with friends. That’s how leadership is shown.” And he also referred to the speech scheduled for today by teleconference before the United States Congress: “Today I would like to thank President (Joe) Biden and all the friends of Ukraine in the United States for the new support package of 13.6 billion dollars for our country, our people. We see it as the first step towards the full restoration of Ukraine.”