Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said on he was willing to give up his presidency if it meant peace in Ukraine, quipping that he could exchange his departure for Ukraine's entry into NATO.
As per a Reuters report, Zelensky also said he wanted to see U.S. President Donald Trump as a partner to Ukraine and more than simply a mediator between Kyiv and Moscow.
"I really want it to be more than just mediation... that's not enough," he told a press conference in Kyiv.
Zelenskyy hopes EU leaders meeting in Ukraine on Monday will mark 'turning point'
EU and world leaders are due to head to Kyiv tomorrow to show their support for Ukraine and Volodymyr Zelenskyy and discuss security guarantees. Zelenskyy said he hopes tomorrow라이브 바카라 meeting will be a “turning point”. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are among those expected to attend the meeting in person.
“We need partnership, we need help but we can’t lose our independence, we can’t lose our dignity,” Zelenskyy said.
As well as security guarantees – which Zelenskyy says Europe and the US can give Kyiv – the Ukrainian leader said the European leaders will speak about their strategy “not for the coming years, but for the coming weeks”.
French President Emmanuel Macron will head to the White House tomorrow on the third anniversary of Russia라이브 바카라 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer follows later in the week.
