ROMA (ITALPRESS) – “I congratulate the United States for the result achieved. It will make it easier to deal with this energy crisis. However, support for Ukraine, with weapons supplies, must continue. The United States was more focused on the Middle East, so the three-way negotiations with Russia were postponed. But we will start again.” The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky interviewed exclusively by Rai Radio’s envoy, Marco Barbonaglia on the ceasefire in Iran: The interview will be aired tomorrow, tomorrow, at the Gr1 of 8, at Radio myself, to the program Radio 1 afternoon at 16.05 and in all the main editions of the Gr1, Gr2, Gr3. “We cannot simply discuss the sale of Donbass. If we leave Donbass to the Russians, they will occupy the places we best defend without any loss. To build new fortification lines could take a year, a year and a half. They could attack Kharkiv and other cities that contribute a lot to our GDP. And there will be a fracture in society. And any division is the key goal of Putin and the ruin of our independence,” Zelensky continued.
On the meeting with Putin: “I’m ready to meet Putin. Certainly, not in Moscow, or in Kiev. But if you’re ready to meet me, there are plenty of places to do that. We can find one in the Middle East, Europe, the United States, everywhere.” Zelensky also spoke of Giorgia Meloni: “It is a strong leader not only in Europe but also in Brussels. It is one of the most explicit voices, especially to help Ukraine. Today we need to unlock 90 billion assistance to our country. It depends on so many voices and Georgia’s voice is very important to us. Giorgia Meloni has good relations with the United States and the United States must press on Russia for a ceasefire and then end this war. The same can be said of Brussels…”. Zelensky on security guarantees: “What security guarantees do we have if Russia decides to advance again? Maybe he won’t do it right now or in two or three years he’ll attack again. We also want security guarantees to provide a European and US presence.”.
“To do the elections, now it is against our law. Secondly, we must give security to people, to soldiers who have to vote. How can we do this under attack?” says Zelensky that on sanctions adds: “We know how much oil Russia has sold, despite sanctions. We hope, however, that the United States will soon restore them.”
Zelensky on Ukrainian errors in Donbass before the war: “They were definitely made mistakes, all wrong. It would have to return to the 1990s, then in the early 2000s but Putin would still find a pretext to occupy Ukraine.”
Zelensky on Trump: “Who has a better relationship than me with Trump? I think we have good relationships because they are one of the few people who tell him what he thinks. There are not many people who can tell the President of the United States that he is not always right. We need support from the United States, not just militarily. They also need us and our experience gained in these years of war.”.
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