As his country proceeds with a counterattack against Russian forces to the south and east, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stressed during his speech at the G20 summitToday, Tuesday, the war must end.
Addressing the audience via video, he said: “Now is the time to end the devastating war waged by Russia and save thousands of lives,” stressing that the international community can achieve this.
fight longer
He added: “We want to end the war immediately, in accordance with the UN Charter and international law.” At the same time, he proposed a comprehensive exchange of all prisoners between Kiev and Moscow.
However, he stressed that “the liberation of Ukrainian lands requires fighting for a longer time”, stressing that Kiev will not sign an agreement with Moscow similar to the “Minsk” agreements 1 and 2, referring to the previously concluded international agreements between the two set out to stop the war in the “Donbass.” Eastern Ukraine, years ago.
Speech by the Indonesian President at the launch of the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia
He called for pressure on Moscow to immediately withdraw from all lands in his country.
No to nuclear blackmail
Furthermore, he stressed his country’s rejection of what he called Russian nuclear blackmail, considering that there is no excuse to justify it.
As for the Black Sea agreement, concluded months ago under the aegis of the United Nations and Turkey to allow the export of grain from Ukrainian ports in the south of the country, he invoked the need to extend it, after Moscow had repeatedly mentioned the chance to stop it.
Zelensky, who visited the strategic southern city of Kherson from which Russian forces have withdrawn yesterday, on Monday, deemed this result to be “the beginning of the end of the war”.
Interestingly, the Al Shaarain summit takes place this time as the military operation that Russia launched on Ukrainian territory on February 24 last year is in its ninth month. This dossier dominates the atmosphere of that summit, whose closing statement is likely to unanimously condemn the “Russian war”.
