"We need it": Zelensky declared his willingness to meet Putin

To spread: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky is ready for a personal meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin for negotiations on termination of the war between the two countries. He announced this during the meeting "Yalta European Strategy" on September 12, the Farid of Zakaria with CNN, and the interview saw the light a few days later. "Sometimes we need it. Even if we don't love each other," the head of state emphasized.

According to him, the achievement of peace must first foresee the ceasefire. "So, there is an order of discussion points. First, we need a meeting with the result of the ceasefire. And he is not ready for meeting today. It is true. Yes. If he wants to talk about territories, some historical madness, etc. , I am ready to talk to him. But not through Americans, not through Europeans. Last month, US President Donald Trump said he began to prepare for two leaders during a telephone conversation with Putin.

It happened a few days after the Summit of the US and the Russian Federation in Alaska. At a meeting with Zelensky and European leaders in Washington, Trump stated that the ceasefire agreement is not a prerequisite for meeting a Ukrainian leader with his Russian colleague. For his part, military analyst Michael Clark notes that the prospect of such a meeting is extremely doubtful.

One of the main reasons, he called the position of the Russian President, who does not recognize the legitimacy of the Ukrainian leader. European leaders are not particularly believed in the possibility of such a meeting. Thus, on August 28, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced the lack of prospects for dialogue between President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

These words were heard after a large -scale attack of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on Kiev, which took dozens of lives of civilians. In early September, the Kremlin head stated that he was ready to meet with Vladimir Zelensky, but at the same time calls into question the meaning of such a meeting. He noted that the meeting will take place only if the Ukrainian president comes to Moscow. Zelensky did not agree to Putin's proposal.