President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he hopes that the key topic of the meeting in Alaska between US President Donald Trump and illegitimate Russian President Vladimir Putin will be a ceasefire in Russia's war against Ukraine.
Points of attention
- President Zelenskyy calls for immediate ceasefire in Russia's war against Ukraine, emphasizing the need for peace.
- Zelenskyy exposes Putin's deception in bluffing Trump about Russia's capability to seize all of Ukraine, highlighting Russia's significant losses in military operations.
Putin is bluffing Trump about Ukraine — Zelenskyy
The head of the Ukrainian state stated this in Berlin during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
We talked about the meeting in Alaska. We hope that the central topic of the meeting will be an immediate ceasefire. The President of the United States of America has repeatedly spoken about this.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine
He also noted that on the eve of this meeting, Putin is bluffing — trying to prove that he can occupy all of Ukraine.
I told the US President and all our European colleagues that Putin is bluffing. He is trying to put pressure on all directions of the Ukrainian front before the meeting in Alaska. Russia is trying to portray that it is capable of occupying all of Ukraine. Of course, this is their desire.
Zelenskyy noted that Russia indeed has "several times more weapons, in particular three times more artillery, but Russia also has three times more losses."
And this is a fact. I told my colleagues and the President of the United States of America, my European friends, that Putin definitely does not want peace, he wants the occupation of our country, and we all really understand this. Putin will not be able to deceive anyone.
Zelenskyy added that Putin is also bluffing about the fact that sanctions are not working.
Putin is also bluffing, as if sanctions are not important to him and that they are not working. In fact, sanctions are very helpful and are hitting the Russian military economy.
