#Zelensky reiterated that the most challenging topics would be reserved for a trilateral meeting between leaders.
Zelensky said no common ground was reached on managing the Russian‑held #Zaporizhzhia #nuclear plant & expressed skepticism about a #US proposal to turn the #Donbas region, coveted by #Russia, into a free economic zone as a compromise.
“I do not know whether this can be implemented, because when we talked about a free economic zone, we had different views on it,” he said.
@Nonilex well. It's the easiest in the world. Just stop attacking and retire back into Russia surely. Russia doesn't have to be friendly or anything more - just clear off home. No more deaths, no more destruction, no more expense.
“The Americans are proposing the parties end the war by the beginning of this summer & will probably put pressure on the parties precisely according to this schedule,” #Zelensky said, speaking to reporters on Friday. Zelensky’s comments were embargoed until Saturday morning.
“And they say that they want to do everything by June. And they will do everything to end the #war. And they want a clear schedule of all events,” he said.
@Nonilex I hope you get that you are being fed endless bullshit for reasons that I find incomprehensible at this point. Ztupidsky will never agree to anything in a rational scope of reason.
@Nonilex Correct. Sociopath wannabe king Trump wants nothing to detract from his birthday
People dying is so inconvenient for him
Justice for Ukraine never even enters his demented tiny lizard brain
He said the #US proposed holding the next round of trilateral talks next week in their country for the first time, likely in Miami, #Zelensky said. “We confirmed our participation,” he added.
Zelensky said #Russia presented the US with a $12 trillion economic proposal — which he dubbed the “Dmitriev package” after Russian envoy Kirill #Dmitriev. Bilateral economic deals with the US form part of the broader negotiating process.
The deadline follows #US brokered trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi that produced no breakthrough as the parties cling to mutually exclusive demands. #Russia is pressing #Ukraine to withdraw from the #Donbas, where fighting remains intense—a condition Kyiv says it will never accept.
“Difficult issues remained difficult. Ukraine once again confirmed its positions on the Donbas issue. ‘We stand where we stand’ is the fairest & most reliable model for a ceasefire today, in our opinion,” #Zelensky said.
#Zelensky reiterated that the most challenging topics would be reserved for a trilateral meeting between leaders.
Zelensky said no common ground was reached on managing the Russian‑held #Zaporizhzhia #nuclear plant & expressed skepticism about a #US proposal to turn the #Donbas region, coveted by #Russia, into a free economic zone as a compromise.
“I do not know whether this can be implemented, because when we talked about a free economic zone, we had different views on it,” he said.
#Zelensky said in the last round of talks the negotiators discussed how a #ceasefire would be technically monitored. He added that the #US has reaffirmed it would play a “role” in that “process”.
Repeated Russian aerial assaults have in recent months focused on Ukraine’s #power #grid, causing blackouts & disrupting the #heating & #water supply for families during a bitterly cold winter, putting more pressure on Kyiv.
