Zelenskyy: No side will win the war on battlefield
Pravda Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that neither Russia nor Ukraine is currently capable of winning the war on the battlefield. However, he emphasized that a transition to a diplomatic resolution of the war must guarantee a just peace for Ukraine.
Source: Zelenskyy following a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on 18 February
Quote: “It seems clear that no side will win this war with weapons on the battlefield. Russia wanted this, but couldn’t achieve it, and no one believed in Ukraine, but it proved itself and defended its independence. It hasn’t been easy, at a high cost, with the lives of its people and soldiers.
This means that a transition to diplomacy should happen, but it must lead to a just peace.
I want to draw your attention to the fact that none of the players who are talking about negotiations today… no one is talking about releasing prisoners of war.”
Details: Zelenskyy added that Ukraine, more than anyone, wants the war to end, but it must be done fairly: “No one should decide anything behind our back”.
He also mentioned that Ukraine was not invited to the meeting between Russia and the US in Saudi Arabia on 18 February: “It was a surprise for us”. Zelenskyy said that he learned all the information from the media.
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