Following Vladimir Putin’s request for an end to the conflict, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared on Friday that he will not engage in negotiations with Russia while Putin remains in office.
In a video that was uploaded on the Internet, Zelensky emphasised that as long as Putin is in charge of the Russian Federation, Ukraine will not engage in negotiations with Russia. He continued, “We will bargain with the new president.
Parallel to Putin’s declaration of Russia’s annexation of four Ukrainian areas, the president of Ukraine declared that his nation has formally requested an expedited process for joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
He continued by saying that Kiev “had proved conformity with coalition criteria” in the video. On the battlefield, it’s real for Ukraine, he said.
We trust each other, support each other, and defend each other, he added.
The alliance is this.
De facto, he continued, “Ukraine is today applying to have this recognised, an action commensurate with our urgency to defend our entire population.
He said that by urgently signing Ukraine’s bid to join NATO, his nation is taking a decisive action.
To debate the strategy for “liberating” the Ukrainian territories under Russian control, the Ukrainian president met with army generals earlier today.
Zelensky claimed on Telegram that he and the military officials also talked about arm transfers and other potential Russian plans for Ukraine.
After Russian President Vladimir Putin officially proclaimed the annexation of four Ukrainian regions—Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia, and Kherson—to his nation, the Ukrainian president stressed that the matter was now finally resolved.
The Kremlin chief severely condemned the West’s “seeking hegemony” practises while reiterating that his nation is strong in both its present and its past and that the breakup of the Soviet Union is an unavoidable fact.
According to the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW), the Russians currently hold control over 72% of Zaporizhia and 88.6% of Kherson’s territory, including its capital city by the same name.
Zelensky: We have formally asked for an accelerated NATO membership process.
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