Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that “the withdrawal of Russian troops from the areas they have controlled since February 24 represents the first steps towards negotiations with Moscow,” noting that “negotiations with the Russian side should go through Russian President Vladimir Putin, and not through intermediaries.” . .

Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelensky pointed out in an interview with the American website Axios that “I think it will be difficult to organize any meetings at the presidential level between Russia and Ukraine, it is difficult, because there is a line that is difficult to cross, after happened in Bucha, Irpen, Mariupol and other “Ukrainian cities”, explaining that “he will not meet with lower-level Russians and will not meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, unless Putin is really ready to end this war.”

He stressed: “It is necessary to create a precedent for the complete withdrawal of foreign companies from the Russian market.” to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. According to Article 5 of NATO, they must fight with them and die there. “.