- Zelensky put a condition on the talks to end the war
- The government in Kiev is ready to negotiate an end to the conflict in Ukraine
- Zelensky also raised the issue of the country’s long-awaited NATO membership
It has been almost 16 months since the war between Russia and Ukraine. The armies of both the countries are constantly attacking each other. Thousands of soldiers of both countries have lost their lives. Earlier also many countries have taken initiatives to calm the war but it has not yielded any result. Now Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said in a joint press conference with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez that the government in Kiev may be ready to negotiate an end to the conflict in Ukraine.
According to the Russian news agency, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has put a condition on talks to end the war if his forces take control of borders that the country recognizes internationally. said at a press conference on Saturday (July 1).
Willing to negotiate an end to the war
The borders Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is talking about include Crimea, Donbass, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. Zelensky spoke about border control at a joint press conference with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday when asked if he was willing to negotiate an end to the war. Any space included within these borders. It was under the control of Ukraine before the Russian invasion in February 2022.
The issue of joining NATO
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that Ukraine would be ready for diplomatic talks when we are actually on our borders. For this it is necessary to control our actual borders according to international law. Zelensky also raised the issue of the country’s long-awaited NATO membership. He said he believes the alliance will have every reason to invite Ukraine to attend when the bloc convenes for a summit in Vilnius on July 11-12. He said that he was expecting a clear indication in this regard.