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28-05-2024, 09:28 AM
Force Russia to make peace, Zelensky urges West
Ukrainian President Zelensky has urged Western leaders to pressure Russia into peace using "all means" necessary. He was speaking in Spain, Mr Zelensky said there's needed to be "tangible coercion of Russia" , which was seeking to "destroy Ukraine and move on". He has long said he will not negotiate with Russia directly until Moscow's forces leave all Ukrainian territory, including Crimea.
His call, comes as Russia makes gains against Ukraine, with Kyiv suffering from a shortage of Western-supplied weapons. Russia was dropping some 3,200 guided aerial bombs each mth.
"How do you fight that?" he asked reporters in Madrid who he met PM Pedro Sánchez. Ukrainian leader rejected the inviting Russia to a planned peace summit in Switzerland next mth summit is expected to include representatives of more than 90 countries. Delegates will try to chart a course for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine based on 10 demands set forth by Kyiv calling for return of all invaded territory, reparation payments for war-related damages & creation a special tribunal to prosecute Russian war crimes.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says Russian Putin is ready for talks but only "to achieve the objectives he being achieved via special military ops", in Madrid, Mr Zelensky urged Western leaders to lift bans on donated weapons being used to strike internationally recognised Russian territory. Most Western countries, including the US, have insisted Kyiv focuses its attacks on Russian forces occupying Ukrainian territory.
"We need to work together and put pressure not only on Russia, but also on their partners to give us the opportunity to defend ourselves against Russia," leader said. One of the conditions for receiving billions of pounds worth of aid from Western allies, is for Kyiv to outline its own vision for how this war should end.
It’s why Zelensky previously “10-point peace plan”includes complete withdrawal Russian forces, guarantees against future aggression. This's what Kyiv always called for, the tone changed as the summit in Switzerland, it is generating urgency for President Zelensky who wants to galvanise international momentum behind his terms.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c722e7j2x5no
Ukrainian President Zelensky has urged Western leaders to pressure Russia into peace using "all means" necessary. He was speaking in Spain, Mr Zelensky said there's needed to be "tangible coercion of Russia" , which was seeking to "destroy Ukraine and move on". He has long said he will not negotiate with Russia directly until Moscow's forces leave all Ukrainian territory, including Crimea.
His call, comes as Russia makes gains against Ukraine, with Kyiv suffering from a shortage of Western-supplied weapons. Russia was dropping some 3,200 guided aerial bombs each mth.
"How do you fight that?" he asked reporters in Madrid who he met PM Pedro Sánchez. Ukrainian leader rejected the inviting Russia to a planned peace summit in Switzerland next mth summit is expected to include representatives of more than 90 countries. Delegates will try to chart a course for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine based on 10 demands set forth by Kyiv calling for return of all invaded territory, reparation payments for war-related damages & creation a special tribunal to prosecute Russian war crimes.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says Russian Putin is ready for talks but only "to achieve the objectives he being achieved via special military ops", in Madrid, Mr Zelensky urged Western leaders to lift bans on donated weapons being used to strike internationally recognised Russian territory. Most Western countries, including the US, have insisted Kyiv focuses its attacks on Russian forces occupying Ukrainian territory.
"We need to work together and put pressure not only on Russia, but also on their partners to give us the opportunity to defend ourselves against Russia," leader said. One of the conditions for receiving billions of pounds worth of aid from Western allies, is for Kyiv to outline its own vision for how this war should end.
It’s why Zelensky previously “10-point peace plan”includes complete withdrawal Russian forces, guarantees against future aggression. This's what Kyiv always called for, the tone changed as the summit in Switzerland, it is generating urgency for President Zelensky who wants to galvanise international momentum behind his terms.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c722e7j2x5no
