- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said it was unclear whether talks with Russia had had an effect.
- “It’s important to stop bombing people,” Zelenski said.
- Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues despite the talks.
In the basement of an undisclosed building in Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said “we’ll see” when asked if Ukraine-Russia correspondence Moscow is a “waste of time” as Russia continues to invade his country, according to a joint interview with Reuters and CNN.
“You have to talk first. Everyone must stop fighting and leave [back] so far, where it started five, six days ago, “Zelenski told reporters in an exclusive interview Tuesday. “It’s important that we stop bombing people, and then we can move on and sit at the negotiating table.”
Officials from Ukraine and Russia sat near the Ukrainian-Belarusian border on Monday. Ukraine has demanded an immediate ceasefire, while Russia has demanded a “neutral status” for Ukraine, according to ABC News. It is unclear when the two sides will meet again to continue discussions.
“Negotiations are difficult. But now without any mandatory ultimatums. “Unfortunately, the Russian side is still extremely biased towards the destructive processes it is launching,” Zelensky’s adviser Mikhail Podolyak said. said on Twitter Monday.
Zelenski later echoed the sentiment in a video address discussing Monday’s meeting: “So far, we do not have the result we would like to see.”
“We have received some signals. “When the delegation returns to Kyiv, we will analyze what we have heard and then decide how to proceed to the second round of talks,” Zelensky said in a video address.
The fighting continues for six days after it began early in the morning of February 24, local time. The full-scale invasion of Russian President Vladimir Putin – what he calls a “special military operation” – has killed hundreds and displaced hundreds of thousands.
“The synchronization of the shelling with the negotiation process was obvious. “I believe that Russia is trying to put pressure on us in such a simple way,” the Ukrainian president said on Monday after the meeting. “Don’t waste your time. We don’t accept such tactics.”