Ukraine's president has suggested he's open to peace talks with Russia, softening his refusal to negotiate with Moscow as long as President Vladimir Putin is in power, while sticking to Kyiv's core demands.
Zelenskyy's demands, including return of all of Ukraine's occupied lands, appear to be non-starters for MoscowA Ukrainian soldier of an artillery unit fires toward Russian positions outside Bakhmut, in Eastern Ukraine, on Tuesday.
Zelenskyy reiterated that his conditions for dialogue were the return of all of Ukraine's occupied lands, compensation for war damage and the prosecution of war crimes. He didn't specify how world leaders should coerce Russia into talks.Western weapons and aid have been key to Ukraine's ability to fight off Russia's invasion, which some initially expected would tear through the country with relative ease. That means Kyiv cannot ignore how the war is seen in the U.S.
Recent comments by Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy that lawmakers would not cut a "blank cheque" to Ukraine reflect the party's growing skepticism about the cost of support.In private, Republican lawmakers who support aid to Ukraine see an opportunity to pass one more tranche of assistance this year with the current Congress.
Zelenskyy said Monday that Kyiv has "repeatedly proposed [talks] and to which we always received crazy Russian responses with new terrorist attacks, shelling or blackmail." In an interview released Tuesday, Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said Western countries wouldn't push Kyiv to negotiate on Moscow's terms.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, left, talks with children at a centre for refugees and for the people who lost their homes as a result of Russia's invasion, in Irpin, Ukraine, on Tuesday.
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