Russian President Vladimir Putin fuels division inside Europe “like an animal”, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned.
He mentioned when world leaders are afraid, they convey with their international locations and different leaders and “divide the unity in Europe”.
“Putin understands this and fuels it like an animal,” he mentioned.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to Sky’s Stuart Ramsay
Requested if it was unhelpful when German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke straight with Mr Putin final month, Mr Zelenskyy mentioned he didn’t help it.
“It wasn’t a surprise to me as he said he wants to speak and to understand what Putin is thinking about, but I said I cannot support this as it opens this new page – this Pandora’s box,” he mentioned.
“Don’t open Pandora’s box, because if you open it, other leaders will talk to him to be on the papers and say they can manage it with Putin,” he warned.
“No. You can’t manage with the killer if you’re weak. You can’t do it. For him, you are nothing. He respects only power, and you have to be very strong.”
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‘We can not give Putin the possibility to offer us an ultimatum’
In a wide-ranging interview, Mr Zelenskyy additionally advised a ceasefire deal could possibly be struck if Ukrainian territory he controls could possibly be taken “under the NATO umbrella” – permitting him to barter the return of the remainder later “in a diplomatic way”.
The Ukrainian president mentioned Kyiv should be on the identical stage of stronger than Moscow with a view to enter peace negotiations.
“It’s the minimum,” Mr Zelenskyy mentioned. “Really, we have to be stronger than him, but we have to be very strong, even at the same level with unity of the partners.
“They’ve to speak with us with a one-voice coverage. If we communicate with Putin, it is with a plan – we can not give him the possibility to offer us an ultimatum.
“He can’t give us an ultimatum because he’s a killer, and he’s a terrorist, and he’s alone in my mind.”
‘Our folks didn’t give their lives for nothing’
When Mr Zelenskyy was requested if, given Ukraine has suffered a lot, he feels just like the nation is at a degree the place it has been for nothing, Mr Zelenskyy mentioned: “This is a really sensitive point, but this is wrong.
“Our folks didn’t give their lives for nothing. They gave their lives for the lives of their youngsters and grandchildren and for the lives of all Ukrainians in the present day.
“And these people perform not only their personal but also constitutional duty to defend their country.”
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He mentioned these Ukrainians who’ve died have “already won” as had they not sacrificed “their time, their life, their comfort” then Mr Putin would have conquered the entire of Ukraine.
‘We have misplaced loads, however we have discovered extra’
Requested how the battle has affected him personally, the Ukrainian president mentioned he has felt the battle in the identical means as his folks.
“We’ve lost a lot, but we’ve found more, we’ve found ourselves,” he mentioned.
“We found our identity. We know who we are 100% and who Russians are 100%.”
