Zelensky says current front lines should be the start for negotiations on peace talks with Russia
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated his position that it was necessary to establish a ceasefire in order to then negotiate a final deal.
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KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking in Brussels on Aug 17, said the current front lines in his country’s war against Russia should be the basis for peace talks.
“We need real negotiations, which means we can start where the front line is now,” Mr Zelensky said, adding that European leaders supported this.
He was speaking ahead of a virtual meeting with European leaders and before he travels to Washington to meet Mr Donald Trump following the US leader’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin
Mr Zelensky reiterated his position that it was necessary to establish a ceasefire in order to then negotiate a final deal.
“It’s important that Washington is with us,” the Ukrainian leader said. He will be accompanied by several European allies for the talks on Aug 18 with Mr Trump.
Mr Zelensky said that Ukraine did not yet know all the demands made by Mr Putin at the meeting with Mr Trump on Aug 15, adding that it would take a long time to go over them – and that this was not possible under “the pressure of weapons”. REUTERS
