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We will leave the issue of territories between me and Putin, - Zelensky

UNIAN

Ukraine

Monday, August 18


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After meeting with White House President Donald Trump and European leaders Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, that he is ready to meet with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and is going to discuss the issue of territories with him. Zelensky made this statement during briefing .

Zelensky also reported that initially Russia proposed a bilateral Ukraine-Russia meeting, but then a trilateral one.

"We are ready for any formats at the level of leaders," the President of Ukraine assured.

Zelensky also added that he would leave the issue of territories between himself and Putin and wants their meeting to take place without any conditions.

He shared that during a meeting with the US president, he argued with the percentages of occupied territories that were on the map, and noted that he was very good at this.

"There were no unacceptable decisions," the President of Ukraine shared.

He also told about when the head of the White House called the Russian president to arrange another meeting.

"We had a bilateral track. Then, in an expanded format, we went into more detail about our steps regarding security guarantees and possible meetings. And after that, President Trump said, 'I'll go now and discuss this with Putin, to honestly come back to you with feedback.' And we discussed the feedback," Zelensky said.

In addition, the President of Ukraine confirmed that he had offered the US an arms deal, as reported by the Financial Times.

"A package of American weapons, which we do not have, includes primarily aircraft, air defense systems, etc. There is a package with our proposals for $90 billion," Zelensky shared.

Separately, Zelenskyy answered whether a foreign contingent could be stationed on the territory of Ukraine.

"We are talking about a coalition of the willing, we will talk about 30 countries, we will understand which of these countries can actually offer what. Someone will probably be ready to talk about presence, someone will talk about intelligence, someone about the sea, someone about the security of the sky, different formats. Someone does not have the constitutional right, and has the opportunity to finance Ukrainian production," he explained.

Details of the Trump-Zelensky meeting

UNIAN previously reported that US President Donald Trump believes that a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia is not necessary, although it would be good, since then people would not die. At the same time, Trump explained that the US goal is lasting peace. The White House also confirmed that security guarantees will be discussed.

We also wrote that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed the opinion that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin himself would not abandon aggression, therefore pressure from countries is needed , interested in lasting peace. First of all, Zelensky believes, pressure on Russia from the US and Europe is needed.

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