"Entering negotiations with Putin under current conditions would give the Russian leader the power to dictate terms across the region," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with the French newspaper Le Parisien, APA reports.
On whether he would meet face-to-face with Vladimir Putin, Zelenskyy remarked:
“It’s not about who sits across from you; it’s about the position you’re in when negotiating. I don’t believe we’re in a weak position, but we’re also not in a strong one. Will we join NATO? We don’t know. Will we become part of the European Union? Yes, eventually, but when?”
“First, we need to develop a model, an action plan, a peace plan — call it what you will. Then, we can present it to Putin or, more broadly, to the Russian people,” Zelenskyy explained.
“I insist that no leader in the world has the right to negotiate with Putin without Ukraine. We have never delegated this mandate to anyone. We are the victims. It would be unfair if everyone started saying how the country should live. The French in France, Italians in Italy, or Americans in the United States know what they want for themselves. So do Ukrainians,” President Zelenskyy added.
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