Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelensky on Friday dismissed the idea of a “short truce” with Russia, saying it would only make things worse.
“Russia is now looking for a short truce, a respite to regain strength. Call it the end of the war, but such a respite would only make the situation worse,” Zelensky said in remarks broadcast to the International Security Forum at Halifax, Canada. 🇧🇷A true, lasting and honest peace can only be the result of a complete end to Russian aggression.”said the Ukrainian president.
The White House previously said Zelensky alone can decide when to start peace talks with Russia, dismissing the idea that he was pressuring kyiv to negotiate an end to the war, which began on February 24 with the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. .
US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley had hinted on Wednesday that kyiv could take advantage and open negotiations to end the war, after its important battlefield victories and with clearly Russian forces. weakened.
However, Milley also said Ukraine’s chances of militarily expelling Russia from all of its territory were slim. “The likelihood of a Ukrainian military victory, driving the Russians out of all of Ukraine, including Crimea, is not high,” the US military chief said, although he hinted there could be have a political solution to Moscow’s withdrawal.
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