Zelensky issued a statement on Wednesday and said that Russia should be forced to make peace by putting pressure on it.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russia should be pressured for peace in the upcoming meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Zelensky issued a statement on Wednesday and said that Russia should be forced to make peace by putting pressure on it.
"Ukraine and our partner countries should use their experience, so that Russia's fraud can be stopped," Zelensky wrote on the social network X, "Until now, there is no indication that Russia is preparing to end the war." He also mentioned that if Ukraine, America, Europe and other countries work together, Russia can be forced to make peace.
Similarly, European leaders and President Zelensky will hold online talks with US President Trump on Friday. European leaders will ask Trump to make Russia agree so that Kiev's interests are respected in the negotiations. It is said that the end of the Russia-Ukraine war will be discussed in the talks between Trump and Putin.
Ukraine's President Zelensky also commented that any negotiation that is done by keeping one warring party aside will not be recognized. Vice President JD Vance said on Monday that the US is currently trying to include Zelensky in the talks as it seems that the Alaska talks may be in dispute before the talks. Ukraine's European allies are also constantly pressing for Kiev's presence.
"The most important obstacle has been seen since Putin said he will never sit down for talks with President Zelensky of Ukraine," Vice President Vance said in an interview with Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures program.
