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Volodymyr Zelensky is ready to negotiate the end of the Ukraine war with Russian president Vladimir Putin if it is the only method to bring peace to Ukraine.
“If that is the only set-up in which we can bring peace to the citizens of Ukraine and not lose people, definitely, we will go for this set-up for the meeting,” he told British journalist Piers Morgan yesterday.
“I will not be kind to him. I consider him an enemy. And to be honest, I believe he considers me an enemy as well,” Mr Zelensky said.
This comes shortly after he said Ukraine has lost more than 45,000 soldiers on the battlefield since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.
Mr Zelensky said that Ukraine has suffered at least 45,100 deaths and a total of 390,000 injured in the war, adding that nearly half of the wounded soldiers later returned to fighting on the war frontlines. Ukraine claims Russia has suffered at least 842,390 casualties in the war, a figure Moscow has not confirmed.
And, Russia has voiced its opposition to Donald Trump’s demands that Ukraine pay for US support with rare minerals.
Zelensky says ready to speak with ‘enemy’ Putin: ‘I will not be kind to him’
Volodymyr Zelensky is ready to negotiate the end of the Ukraine war with Russian president Vladimir Putin if it is the only method to bring peace to Ukraine.
“If that is the only set-up in which we can bring peace to the citizens of Ukraine and not lose people, definitely, we will go for this set-up for the meeting,” he told British journalist Piers Morgan yesterday.
“We will be speaking with Putin. Even the conversation with Putin is a compromise,” Mr Zelensky said.
The Ukrainian president said his personal stance towards the Russian leader does not matter in the present situation.
“I will not be kind to him. I consider him an enemy. And to be honest, I believe he considers me an enemy as well,” Mr Zelensky said.
Presenting the present battlefield scenario, Mr Zelensky said Ukraine is currently unable to reclaim all its territories and “cannot lose millions of people for the result that is not yet clear will ever happen”.
Arpan Rai5 February 2025 04:13
Over 45,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed in Ukraine war, says Zelensky
Ukraine has lost more than 45,000 soldiers on the battlefield since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, Volodymyr Zelensky said.
The death toll from the Ukrainian president is a rare statement presented about the battlefield losses, which has been treated as a state secret by both sides – Kyiv and Moscow.
Mr Zelensky said that Ukraine has suffered at least 45,100 deaths and a total of 390,000 injured in the war, in an interview with Piers Morgan.
The war-time president has said previously that approximately half of the soldiers wounded later return to fighting.
Ukraine claims Russia has suffered at least 842,390 casualties in the war, a figure Moscow has not confirmed.
Arpan Rai5 February 2025 04:07
US aid freeze puts at risk Ukraine’s wartime help for frontline evacuees
Tom Watling5 February 2025 04:00
Oil depot on fire after drone attack in Russia’s Krasnodar
A drone attack by Ukraine sparked a fire at an oil depot in Russia’s Krasnodar region, the governor of the region in southern Russia said early today.
“The fire has been contained, there are no casualties,” Veniamin Kondratyev said on Telegram.
He said that 55 people and 19 units of equipment were involved in extinguishing the fire.
Arpan Rai5 February 2025 03:58
Russian attacks near Ukrainian nuclear sites raise concerns
Tom Watling5 February 2025 02:01
Trump demands Ukraine give earth minerals to US as payment for war aid
Trump demands Ukraine give rare earth minerals to US as payment for war aid
Donald Trump has issued a demand to Ukraine in which Kyiv guarantees supplies of rare earth minerals to the US as payment for war aid. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has previously floated the idea as part of his plan to end with conflict with Russia. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday (3 February), Trump said: “We’re telling Ukraine they have very valuable rare earths. “We’re looking to do a deal with Ukraine where they’re going to secure what we’re giving them with their rare earths and other things.”
Tom Watling5 February 2025 00:01
British medic loses arm and leg in strike in Ukraine
Tom Watling4 February 2025 23:00
Ex-Tory MP joins Ukraine’s foreign legion to aid fight against Putin
Tom Watling4 February 2025 22:01
Mapped: Russia-Ukraine frontline
Tom Watling4 February 2025 21:01
US aid freeze puts at risk Ukraine’s wartime help for frontline evacuees
Tom Watling4 February 2025 20:01
