“Today, at the initiative of the Russian side, the first round of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia was held. These negotiations took place against the backdrop of bombardments and shelling of our territory, shelling of our cities. The synchronization of shelling with the negotiation process was visible. I believe that Russia is trying to put pressure in such a simple way,” Zelensky said.
The head of state stressed that Ukraine does not accept such tactics and Russia should not waste time. He also stressed that fair negotiations are possible only when one side does not hit the other side with rocket artillery at the very moment of the meeting.
“So far we don’t have the result we would like to get. Russia has declared its positions, we have made counterpoints to end the war,” the president added.
According to him, after the first round of negotiations with Russia, Ukraine received some signals. He added that after the return of the Ukrainian delegation to Kyiv, what they heard from the Russian side would be analyzed.
“And then we will decide how to proceed to the second round of negotiations,” Zelensky stressed.
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