Vladimir Zelensky asked partners to establish contact for negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. However, they were not ready for this.
The president spoke about this in an interview with journalist Dmitry Komarov, Channel 24 reports.
Zelensky remembered the early days of the Russian invasion
When asked by a journalist whether Zelensky planned to contact Russian dictator Vladimir Putin at the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, the president replied that he wanted to do this before the invasion, but not after.
These days (we are talking about the first days of the invasion – Channel 24)? No. Before that, I wanted to, and we transmitted signals and ordered a conversation. I thought it was very important that he personally tell Ukraine and the Ukrainians that there would be no invasion,” Zelensky said.
The head of state said that he had repeatedly appealed to various partners to contact Russia .
“We ordered (telephone conversation with Putin – Channel 24) several times, but they were not ready. There was no direct conversation, but all the leaders said that he was not ready. Now I don't want to talk to him,” the president stressed.< /p>
Zelensky on the “negotiating table” with Putin in Turkey
On the anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He thanked him for his support and everything he helped, but rejected the idea of negotiations. He spoke about this during a press conference with the media on February 24.
The President of Ukraine said that even before the invasion he asked Erdogan and other leaders to seat Vladimir Putin at the negotiating table. According to Zelensky, Erdogan and other world leaders could not do this then.
Even if Erdogan manages to put the Russian dictator at the table, he burned out, Ukraine will not participate in this, and this is the position, according to the President, Erdogan knows .
Pay attention! 24 The channel collected the main points on Zelensky's press conference on February 24 – follow the link.
