Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stressed that no country or world leader has the right to negotiate with Russia on behalf of Ukraine. He noted that any dialogue with the Kremlin must be held according to an agreed action plan and only from a position of strength.

Summary

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asserted that no world leader has the right to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin on behalf of Ukraine.

Speaking to Le Parisien readers, Zelenskyy emphasized that Ukraine alone determines its future and any dialogue with Russia must follow a peace plan based on strength and international support.

He warned against negotiating without clear guarantees of security, highlighting the risks of Putin resuming aggression after a ceasefire.

Zelenskyy called for a strategy ensuring Ukraine’s long-term stability and security, beyond NATO or EU membership timelines.

  • john89English
    319·
    6 hours ago

    What about the country sending the most aid to Ukraine, without which Ukraine could not continue the war, being the one at the negotiating table?

      • john89English
        313·
        4 hours ago

        Then why is Ukraine constantly upset US isn’t giving enough aid?

        Also, Europe supplies more aid to Ukraine than the US.

        You might not realize this, but you’re comparing a continent to a country. US is still “the country sending the most aid to Ukraine,” which I said in my previous comment.

          • john89English
            313·
            4 hours ago

            Yeah, but according to the other commenter Ukraine “doesn’t need it” and he doesn’t want Ukraine to be reliant on the US.

            So… they both do and don’t need aid from the US? Lol.

            • ammonium@lemmy.worldEnglish
              31·
              2 hours ago

              It’s not that hard. They don’t need aid to continue to fight, but they do need aid to be able to win.

            • Eezyville@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              35·
              4 hours ago

              I see what you’re trying to say and I agree but this isn’t the right echo chamber to be talking like that.

      • john89English
        412·
        5 hours ago

        And take their aid along with them?

        What if this means Ukraine is no longer able to defend itself?

        • Maalus@lemmy.worldEnglish
          91·
          5 hours ago

          Then they can fuck off across the ocean with their aid. Ukraine isn’t the US’s puppet.

          • john89English
            413·
            5 hours ago

            Alright well, I guess it can be Russia’s puppet then.

            • DicJacobus@lemmy.worldEnglish
              3·
              3 hours ago

              to paraphrase an old Polish quote, (on dealing with Russians) “The Rubble is preferable to Russian Dominion”

              • john89English
                15·
                3 hours ago

                Maybe it’s just me, but life in Ukraine didn’t look all that different from life in Russia before the invasion.

                Both nations are far behind the civilized world when it comes to social issues. Corruption was cited as a major reason for denying Ukraine entrance into NATO.

                • DicJacobus@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  6·
                  3 hours ago

                  the difference beforehand was that prior to the shooting (big shooting at least). One was a flawed democracy that was trying to improve, and trying to do to itself what Poland did to itself after 20-30 years in NATO and EU.

                  the other was an authoritarian mob state. going from one to the other, was evidently worth fighting to the death over, I am inclined to agree.

            • Maalus@lemmy.worldEnglish
              7·
              5 hours ago

              Uh huh, it would be less a russian puppet than the US negotiating another countries’ fate.