Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenkie said on Saturday that Kiev had proposed new peace negotiations with Russia next week.
In a video message posted to X, Zelenskyy urged “We must increase the pace of negotiations” to ensure lasting peace. “We need meetings at the leader level,” he said. He emphasized Ukraine’s enthusiasm.
Rustem Umerov, Ukraine’s newly appointed national security and defense secretary, was the one who sent the invitation to Moscow, Zelenskyy said. He previously led a delegation talk held in Istanbul last month.
Previous negotiation The event held in June failed to lead to a ceasefire agreement, but became a new prisoner-swap prisoner.
The first round of negotiations held in 2016 brought about the prisoner exchange, still the biggest exchange, but also did not bring much to the point of ending the full-scale invasion of Russia’s Ukraine.
In his video speech, Zelensky also urged Western allies to further strengthen their sanctions against Russia.
“It is very important that the new EU sanctions package is also supported by other free European countries that are not currently part of the European Union,” Zelenskyy said.
“We’re also working on American trucks. We have an agreement with President Trump and we have to implement it as soon as possible,” he added.
1 day before the address of Zelenskyy, The EU has imposed new sanctions In Russia, it targets oil and banks. Marks the 18th sanctions package imposed by the EU since February 2022.
Earlier this month, The US president also threatened severe sanctions If the peace agreement is not reached within 50 days, in Russia.
Writing on his true social platform, Trump has now framed the threat as a reaction to Russia that “absolutely “puts throbbing” Ukraine on the battlefield.
“Go to Russia and Ukraine now to the table before it’s too late. Thank you,” the US president said.
