Zelensky: “I am ready to talk to Putin, but without ultimatums. As for negotiations with Russia, the issue is getting more complicated every day because the Russians are occupying villages, many people have left their homes, they have been killed by the Russians and I see traces of torture and killings”.
This was stated by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky interviewed by Bruno Vespa on Porta a Porta, stressing the need to remove the armed forces from “our land, we have no military on Russian territory, we must liberate our villages, our homes. They should leave, they must leave the territory occupied since February 24”. Zelensky then added that Putin “will not be able to save face. We will not save his face by paying with our territories. It would be unfair”.
On the possibility of an attack from Transnistria, Zelensky explained that it could happen, even if “it would not be a big threat” as there could be 15 thousand men but they are not militarily ready.
“No, we have never talked about this, we will never recognize Crimea as part of the Russian Federation. Before the war, Crimea had its own autonomy within Ukraine, it has its rights but it has always been Ukrainian territory.
We have spoken about the fact that we are ready to talk to Russia, but now we cannot make decisions on Crimea, let's leave the issue aside if it hinders our negotiations", he continued. Speaking about Italy and commenting on the phrases that Mario Draghi pronounced yesterday in Washington, he underlined that "the Russian armed forces are four times bigger than us, but we are 10 times stronger because we are on our land.
Draghi is right, we can win also because we are not alone, we must give ourselves constant support and the victory will be ours. I am grateful to Mario Draghi and I am very happy that Italy has supported the European sanctions and I believe that these steps, also in the tourism sector, are very strong.
Russian tourists – he concluded – must receive this answer so that they understand why they are not welcome in European cities. No real estate and ports in Italy, I know that the funds of Russian oligarchs are blocked and I am very grateful for this step by Italy.
Italy has a very important role, art and culture, TV and through dialogue the truth reaches people's minds. Trust in Italy's cultural mediation is great and through journalism and the mass media you can bring the truth to Russian society".
Article published on May 12, 2022 - 19:24 pm
