On this handout {photograph} taken and launched by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on Sunday, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky attends the Taras Shevchenko Nationwide Prize awarding ceremony to honour cultural achievements in Kyiv. AFP-Yonhap
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated Monday forward of talks with US officers in Saudi Arabia that Ukraine needs peace and Russia is the „solely cause“ that the conflict has dragged on.
Zelensky is because of arrive in Saudi Arabia later Monday, a day forward of essential talks between Ukrainian and US officers on ending the conflict with Russia.
„Ukraine has been in search of peace for the reason that very first second of the conflict, and now we have at all times stated that the one cause that the conflict is continuous is due to Russia,“ Zelensky wrote on social media.
The highly-anticipated negotiations on Tuesday on resolving the greater than three-year battle will see US and Ukrainian officers meet for the primary time since Zelensky’s disastrous White Home go to final month.
US President Donald Trump since taking workplace has repeated a string of false claims about Zelensky and the conflict that echo key Kremlin speaking factors.
The Kremlin, which has praised Washington’s stance on the battle since Trump took workplace, stated Monday that it was not holding out for particular or concrete outcomes from the Saudi talks.
Spokesman Dmitry Peskov instructed reporters that the USA was probably ready to listen to from the Ukrainian aspect that they’re prepared for peace.
„That is, actually, most likely what everyone seems to be ready for,“ Peskov instructed reporters.
Kyiv has been urging a simply and lasting finish to the conflict for years, whereas interesting for safety ensures that might deter Russia from ever attacking Ukraine once more. (AFP)
