According to RT, the head of Ukraine said so on November 20 even though Moscow repeatedly declared its readiness to negotiate with Kiev.
In an interview with British newspaper The Sun, the President of Ukraine said that he believes that Russia will promote its military campaign in Ukraine until the US and China jointly call on the country to withdraw its troops from Ukrainian territory. serious. This leader added that he believes that Kiev is at the heart of the risk of World War 3 breaking out.
According to the Ukrainian leader, Russia does not feel afraid because so far it has avoided a backlash from the whole world.
While most Western countries, including the United States, have condemned Moscow’s special military campaign and imposed unprecedented sanctions on Russia, China and many southern hemisphere countries still maintain neutral stance and maintaining relations with Russia.
Last week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov emphasized that the West had failed to turn Russia into an internationally isolated country. He said that instead of being shunned by the international community, Moscow still participates in many important global summits and events such as the G20 Summit and BRICS.
Meanwhile, Mr. Zelensky has tried to calm Western expectations, admitting that Ukraine is facing many challenges and that Kiev needs more achievements on the battlefield. “This is not a movie, there can’t be magic every day,” Mr. Zelensky said.
The President of Ukraine commented so while the country is counterattacking against Russia but has not achieved any significant progress. Russia estimates that Ukraine has lost 90,000 troops since launching its counteroffensive campaign in early summer.
Mr. Zelensky also emphasized that Kiev would never accept any agreement recognizing Crimea and its four regions that voted to annex Russia last fall. He explained: “Kiev is not ready for such a peace plan… Peace negotiations will only take place when the Russian side ends the conflict.”
NBC reported earlier this month that Western officials were negotiating with Ukraine about whether the country could consider some concessions to Russia to end the conflict because Ukraine is gradually running out of resources. Yesterday (November 20), the head of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, Mr. Aleksey Danilov, emphasized that the country intends to fight to the end.
Kiev counterattacked towards Yuzhno-Donetsk, Mr. Zelensky rejected the idea of negotiating with RussiaSpokesman of Russia’s Vostok army group, Mr. Oleg Chekhov, said that this force stopped the counterattack of the Ukrainian army in the Priyutnoye area in the direction of Yuzhno-Donetsk.