Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday, via video conference, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, that Kiev is ready to exchange prisoners of war with Russia. The clashes between the two countries, which started on February 24, completed 90 days today.
In his speech, the Ukrainian leader also demanded that his allies continue to put pressure on Moscow.
“The exchange of people today is a humanitarian issue and a very political decision that depends on the support of many states,” Zelensky said.
“It is really important that the whole world does not beg Russia and does not make concessions to Russia, regardless of the circumstances,” said the President of Ukraine.
[Eles devem] Maintain political pressure as long as they can through strong trade links, business closures, oil embargoes and threats, threats of real sanctions, blocking trade. We can actively intensify the exchange of our people with the Russian army. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
Also, according to Zelensky, Ukraine can already make a military change “tomorrow”. “We don’t need the Russian army, we just need our soldiers,” he said, adding that the Ukrainians were also filling “tens of thousands” of black bags with the remains of the remaining Russian soldiers.
Zelensky’s meeting with Putin ‘public relations effort’
Russia criticized Zelensky’s last words, saying the final meeting between the Ukrainian leader and Russian President Vladimir Putin was “a purely public relations effort”.
The first deputy of Russia’s envoy to the UN said that Ukraine’s President Vladimir Zelensky’s readiness to meet only with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the continuation of the negotiation process was purely a public relations effort.
“This is an absolutely pure public relations effort,” said Russia’s ambassador to the UN. Dmitry Polyanskyin an interview with Solovyev live TV According to the TASS news agency, the channel.
“Those who do not know do not understand that summit negotiations must be thoroughly prepared, the agenda must be agreed upon by both parties and some grassroots experts must work until then. Otherwise, there is no need to speak,” said the diplomat.
Polyansky He also said that Russia was not “freezing” the negotiations. ““Some contacts are being implemented and we are waiting for some answers from the Ukrainians based on the proposals formulated some time ago,” he said.
Zelensky He said yesterday that he is ready to meet only with the President of Russia and only if the issue of ending the conflict is discussed during the negotiations.
source: Noticias
