Ukraine cannot be against it if the whole world wants to see Russia at the negotiating table.
The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with the French newspaper Le Monde in .
In particular, the head of our state was asked whether Ukraine had changed the conditions for opening negotiations with Russia, or whether they were still unchanged and concerned the requirement to withdraw all Russian troops and restore the Ukrainian border of 1991, including the withdrawal of troops from the occupied Donbass and Crimea
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– I believe, like most countries, that Russian representatives must be present at the Second Peace Summit in November, otherwise we will not achieve viable results. I do not want them to prevent us from preparing a common plan. If the whole world wants them (Russia, — Ed.) at the (negotiating, — Ed.) table, then we cannot be against it, — said Zelensky
Zelensky on a just peace
According to the president, a just peace for Ukraine should create an opportunity to restore Ukrainian territorial integrity, but “this does not mean that we should do this only by force of arms”.
— It is desirable for the whole world to stop Putin, so that borders are a prerequisite. Today we are on the front line, while Russia seeks to wage war. And then we will be able to resolve these issues diplomatically, if Russia wants it, – the president said.
By the way, earlier Zelensky said that the whole world should put pressure on Russia to weaken it on the battlefield and put Ukraine in a stronger position at the negotiating table to end the war.
