Zelensky’s latest statement said “we must end the war as soon as possible”, Russian media: The attitude has changed significantly
Zelensky has spoken out again. According to a report by "Russia Today" (rt) on the 23rd, Ukrainian President Zelensky's latest statement stated that Ukraine hopes to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine as soon as possible to avoid more people losing their lives.
reported that Zelensky posted a video on the social software telegram, saying, "I think all of us understand that we must end the war as soon as possible to avoid losing people's lives." The
report mentioned that Zelensky told the British Broadcasting Corporation (bbc) last week that he hopes to end the "white-hot phase" of the war "before the end of this year" and that no one wants the Russia-Ukraine conflict to "continue for another decade or more." time".
rt said that Zelensky suddenly expressed his intention to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine as soon as possible, which was a significant change from Ukraine's attitude in March, when Pope Francis urged Ukraine to show "the courage of the white flag" and negotiate with Russia. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba responded at the time, "Our flag is yellow and blue. We will never raise any other flag." The report also mentioned that Pope Francis twice offered to mediate the Russia-Ukraine conflict last year, but was rejected by Ukraine both times.
rt said that Polish international relations expert Sokara said on the 22nd that Zelensky changed his remarks probably because he was worried that former US President Trump would return to the White House and change the US policy of unconditional support for Ukraine.
According to previous reports by foreign media such as CNN and the Kyiv Independent, former US President Trump said that on July 19, local time, he had a phone call with Ukrainian President Zelensky and the two sides discussed The situation between Russia and Ukraine. According to reports, this was Trump’s first phone call with Zelensky since leaving the White House.
According to a TASS news agency report on the 21st, in an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (bbc), Zelensky acknowledged the possibility of peace negotiations with Russian representatives, including with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
source | Global Network
