Deadlines too short to carry out serious talks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he did not want “play” With the short truces proposed by his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, including a ceasefire from May 8 to 10. “It is impossible to agree on something in three, five or seven days, he said. It is impossible to find a plan to establish the next steps to finish the war. It doesn’t seem serious. ” Volodymyr Zelensky also reaffirmed his wish for an unconditional 30 -day truce, During an interview on Friday evening to a small group of journalists, including those of AFP, with statements that were under embargo until Saturday, May 3.
During the same discussion, the Ukrainian president also considered that his meeting with his American counterpart Donald Trump at the Vatican, April 26, had allowed the latter to see “A little differently” conflict in Ukraine.
Finally, the life of the leaders who will be present in Moscow on May 9 during the celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the victory against Nazi Germany being threatened? Volodymyr Zelensky warns the heads of state who would like to go to the festivities: Kyiv could not guarantee “Security” of those who will be present.
“We don’t know what Russia will do on this date. It could take different measures, such as fires, explosions, and then accuse us ”advanced the Ukrainian president, while the leaders of around twenty countries must stand alongside the Russian president Vladimir Putin on May 9, including his Chinese counterparts Xi Jinping and Brazilian Luiz Lula Da Silva, as well as those of traditional allies of Russia such as Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia, Cuba or even Venezuela.
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