He said on Thursday that Ukraine would not accept any bilateral agreements on its future, which will be achieved by Moscow and Washington without its presence.
He also stressed that “stop (Vladimir) Putin” before starting any peace talks with Russia.
“We, as an independent country, will simply not be able to accept any agreement that will be made without us,” the Ukrainian president said, speaking to reporters during his visit to the Kmelnitsky Nuclear Station.
His statements come before traveling to the Munich Conference on Security that begins on Friday.
“Today it is important that not everything goes according to Putin’s plan, in which he wants to do everything to do bilateral negotiations (with the US),” he said.
Concerns for Trump Initiatives
Telephone communication between Trump and Putin with the aim of “immediate” launch of negotiations for Ukraine has taken many hexapine. Indeed, much of the West expressed it.
The telephone communication of the two leaders -at Washington’s initiative, according to the Kremlin -, as well as the statements by US Secretary of Defense Pitt Hegshez that Kiev cannot join NATO, but also that the return to the pre -border before 2014 border of Ukraine is not a realistic goal, they have caused concern in Europe.
There are thoughts that the White House can seek to make an agreement with Russia without Ukraine.
“The meetings between Ukraine and the US are a priority for us. And only after these meetings, after a plan to stop to stop Putin, I think it will be right to talk to the Russians, “Zelenski said.
He added that the EU leaders.
“We are part of Europe and we will surely become a member of the European Union. This is important to us. They have helped us a lot, “the Ukrainian president added.
At the same time, Volodimir Zelenski warned world leaders not to trust Vladimir Putin’s claims that he is ready to end the war.
Still, through a post on X, he said he had talked to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. The two leaders discussed the conditions necessary to achieve a constant peace in Ukraine.
I spoke with Polish Prime Minister . We discussed the conditions needed for a lasting and real peace in Ukraine and agreed that no negotiations with Putin can begin without a united position from Ukraine, Europe, and the U.S.
I informed the Prime Minister about my…
– Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Volodymyr Zelenskyy (@zelenskyyua)
What did Zelenski say about White House movements
Zelensky has been pressing for weeks to meet Trump before the US president meets Putin. However, the White House tenant said he was expecting his meeting with Putin, probably in Saudi Arabia.
Kiev stresses that he is working for a Zelenski-Trump meeting, but so far he has nothing specific to announce.
The Ukrainian president at the same time said today that he did not discuss the issue of Ukraine’s accession to NATO with Trump. But he stressed that he knew that the US was opposed to this prospect.
Finally, Zelenski attempted to downgrade the Trump option to contact Putin first. As he said, this is not an indication of Washington’s real priorities. Although he described it as something “unpleasant”.
