President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi gave an interview to the French mass media Le Monde and BFM TV. The head of state commented on the situation at the front and the intentions of the Kremlin government.
In a conversation with employees of the French broadcaster, the head of state emphasized that now the situation at the front is much better than the last three months.
Regarding the advance of Russian troops, Zelenskyi said that the Russian offensive has been stopped, and the occupiers continue to suffer heavy losses. However, he added that Russia is "20 km ahead" in terms of superiority in long-range weapons, and the country's president, Vladimir Putin, is detached from reality.
Zelensky rejected negotiations with Putin: he has already demonstrated the format of the dialogue in the port of Odessa
Russian President Vladimir Putin has already demonstrated the format of the dialogue he wants to conduct with Ukraine in the Odesa port.
"It seems to me that the example you gave yourself with Odesa shows that he is not interested in any negotiations. And he has already demonstrated the format of the dialogue in the port of Odessa. And secondly, we went through the Norman format that we had, we went through it," — he declared.
Zelensky emphasized that there were a large number of different meetings not only in Normandy, but also at a lower technical level in the Minsk process.
"And there was a large number of negotiations, about 200, more than a hundred for sure. And for him, for Putin, this pause is like oxygen. Understand, this pause is not peace talks, it is a breath for him, an additional opportunity, additional time to restore the combat capability of his army, which is in a difficult situation today." Zelensky said.
He added that the Russian president will use a possible pause in hostilities for training missions for the mobilized, brainwashing them and increase the production of shells and military equipment.
"To carry out six-month training missions for their young mobilized people, who today come to war unprepared, for informational brainwashing of these boys who do not want to fight, and they force them, and they are afraid and go unprepared, run from the battlefield. He needs time for all this. And to increase production. North Korean shells are coming at us. North Korean artillery is coming at us. North Korean missiles are flying towards us. This does not mean that he is not alone, but with many partners. No, it means that he is lacking. Lack and shortage of appropriate ammunition"Volodymyr Zelenskyi emphasized.
He emphasized that if there is a pause, it will be the next Minsk, which will give Russia an opportunity to prepare.
"And this time to come with a full occupation of Ukraine, but not to make the mistakes he made at the very beginning," — Zelensky said.
Zelensky called Putin's first goal in the war against Ukraine
The first goal of the Russian president in Ukraine is its destruction.
"We have a war between Russia and Ukraine. And when we have a representative of another state, a country of the European Union, and in principle of any state, when we have the leader of Greece, the leader of any state is there, and you, it doesn't matter what your goal is, but you take dangerous steps and hit with a ballistic missile several hundred meters near where this leader is, and I believe that you are just an unhealthy person. And when you say - what are Putin's goals... He is an inadequate person, the first goal is the destruction of Ukraine and everything living in Ukraine by any method," — he said emotionally.
Zelensky rejects the threat from Belarus, but we are building fortifications
Ukraine is building fortifications along the entire front line and on the border with Belarus. Despite the destruction of the core of the Russian army, this must be done.
"We have three lines of defense, fortifications are being built, these are three lines against the enemy in separate areas of our state, contact lines, lines of the east of our state, the south." - he said
According to him, they also work at midnight. "It is necessary to do. No one says that they can come from Belarus. We believe that the core of the Russian army has been destroyed, but nevertheless, we are building fortifications for ourselves. This is a separate big job." - explained the president.
Zelensky opposed the participation of Russians in the Olympics under a white flag
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyi, emphasized that Russian athletes should not be represented at the 2024 Olympics in France, even if they are allowed to perform only under a neutral white flag.
"We are not all idiots. And everyone in the stands and on all the platforms in the world will understand: the one with the white flag - who is he? He is Russian," — noted Zelensky.
He emphasized that it is not important whether it is a white flag or a tricolor - the important fact is that Russians can be represented at the Olympics in this way.
As the president noted, Ukraine hopes that France will take the side of justice in this matter.
"We would not want murderers or certain athletes who represent a terrorist organization called Russia to represent it in France during the Olympic Games. We would like France to be completely on the side of justice in this humanitarian aspect. In this case, on our side." - emphasized Zelensky.
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