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Zelensky on Putin’s readiness for peace talks: He will not st
Ukrainian President Vodymyr Zelensky has said that the ceasefire offer from Russian leader Vladimir Putin is an ultimatum that cannot be trusted.
Zelensky td this to Italy’s SkyTG24 news channel on the sidelines of the G7 summit, Ukrinform reports, citing Reuters.
The Ukrainian leader believes that Putin will not st his military offensive even if his ceasefire demands are met.
“These are ultimatum messages that are no different from messages from the past,” Zelensky said.
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Zelensky drew a parallel between Putin and German Nazi dictator Adf Hitler’s expansionist drive before the outbreak of World War II.
“He will not st. It is the same thing that Hitler used to do. […] This is why we should not trust these messages,” he said.
Putin said in a speech earlier in the day that Russia would end the war in Ukraine if Kyiv agreed to dr its NATO ambitions and hand over the entirety of four regions claimed by Moscow.
Source: ukrinform.net
