President Zelensky affirmed that the conflict with Russia will end through dialogue
On August 27, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine would eventually end through dialogue. However, he emphasized that Ukraine must be in a position of strength and is expected to present a comprehensive strategy to end the conflict to US President Joe Biden during his visit to the US next month.
Speaking at the press conference, President Zelensky mentioned that Ukraine’s three-week incursion into Russia’s Kursk region was part of a broader plan, including economic and diplomatic efforts. Although Zelensky did not provide further details on next steps, he noted that he planned to discuss the plan with US Vice President Kamala Harris and possibly with Republican candidate Donald Trump, both are candidates in the upcoming US presidential election in November.
President Zelensky also confirmed he will travel to the US in September to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where he is expected to meet US leaders.
Previously, after Ukraine marched into Kursk, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that negotiations between Russia and Ukraine could not take place.
“As of today, not only compromise but also dialogue in general with Russia is empty and meaningless. They do not want to end the conflict diplomatically. Russian President Putin seems to be ready from the standpoint of diplomacy but wants Ukraine to cede 30% of its land,” Ukrainian President Zelensky said on August 27.
He added that the raid campaign in the Kursk border region in Russia “helped Ukraine a lot” to reduce discussions around the topic of territorial concessions in exchange for peace.
He said that next September, he will send US President Joe Biden a plan to win the conflict with Russia.
“The core point of this plan is to force Russia to end the conflict. I want it to be a fair plan with Ukraine,” Mr. Zelensky emphasized.
Speaking at the Independence Forum in Kiev, Mr. Zelensky said that the ongoing Kursk raid campaign is also part of Kiev’s victory plan and is related to the expected second Ukraine peace summit. takes place later this year.
Commenting on the attack on Kursk, he said: “Very few people know about the Kursk operation, which is why it was successful. I can definitely identify some of the targets of the operation. Of course, there were others.” objectives I cannot reveal. Operation Kursk led to several results”.
“First and foremost is that Russia must abandon its plans to control Kharkov. Operation Kursk also prevents Russia from controlling Sumy and Chernihiv,” he said.
President Zelensky emphasized that he considers the Kursk operation a success and affirmed that Ukraine still respects the West’s “red line” on the use of long-range weapons against Russian territory.
He said the three-week campaign has slowed down Russia’s advance on the Pokrovsk front in eastern Ukraine. Pokrovsk is an important logistics center for Ukrainian forces in the region. This place became Russia’s main target after its plan to take control of Kharkov failed.
Mr. Zelensky revealed that, in addition to the Kursk operation, Ukraine’s victory plan also includes Ukraine’s participation in the global security infrastructure, pressuring Ukraine to end the conflict through diplomatic measures and aspects. economy. However, he did not give further details.
Moscow has not commented on the Ukrainian leader’s statement. However, in recent days, Russian officials announced that Ukraine’s raid on Kursk had ruined the prospects for negotiations to end the conflict between the two countries. The Kremlin warned that Russia will certainly respond appropriately to this attack campaign.
