He said he felt the parties should take a flexible approach to the Minsk agreements, which Ukraine signed under extreme pressure five years ago to end major fighting. What’s the point of returning our territory if a million people die?” But he said he was focused on human lives over territory, and pointed to a recent prisoner swap as a sign of progress: “Who is this all being done for? For people. On the war, Zelenskiy has been criticised within Ukraine for engaging with Putin, while Russia is still occupying Crimea and fuelling the war in east Ukraine. “I want them to support us more strongly.” Zelenskiy admitted it was “unpleasant” to hear reports that Mike Pompeo had made comments questioning whether Americans cared about Ukraine, but insisted the US secretary of state had brought personal assurances of support during a visit to Kyiv earlier this year. I would like us to have a fruitful meeting.”
Our diplomats are discussing it with American diplomats.
“I was told it’s being prepared,” said Zelenskiy with an air of frustration. But nearly 10 months after his first telephone conversation with the US president, a concrete invitation to Washington still has not arrived. He said that despite a politically charged US election campaign, he remains ready to travel to the White House to meet Trump.
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