Turin, 25 Oct. (LaPresse) – “We are ready for trilateral talks between technical teams, which must lead to a concrete result.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote this whilst reposting an interview on national television via X. But “I would not want us to turn up at a meeting between the three leaders – Ukraine, the United States and Russia – after having lifted all sanctions against the Russian Federation. This is an important point,” he explained. “The sanctions were imposed because of the aggression, not to provide an opportunity to talk. So, if we say this is the end of the war, there is a specific procedure for lifting the sanctions,” he stated. “I don’t want us to find ourselves at a meeting with Putin without any leverage: without sanctions, without funds, without frozen assets. Because in that case, as Trump said, we really wouldn’t have many cards to play,” added the leader in Kyiv.
Ukraine, Zelensky: “Ready for trilateral talks but sanctions are important”
Turin, 25 Oct. (LaPresse) – “We are ready for trilateral talks between technical teams, which must lead to a concrete result.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote this whilst reposting an interview on national television via X. But “I would not want us to turn up at a meeting between the three leaders – Ukraine, the United States and Russia – after having lifted all sanctions against the Russian Federation. This is an important point,” he explained. “The sanctions were imposed because of the aggression, not to provide an opportunity to talk. So, if we say this is the end of the war, there is a specific procedure for lifting the sanctions,” he stated. “I don’t want us to find ourselves at a meeting with Putin without any leverage: without sanctions, without funds, without frozen assets. Because in that case, as Trump said, we really wouldn’t have many cards to play,” added the leader in Kyiv.