Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky has publicly appealed to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and offered to hold negotiations to end the war in Kazakhstan.
Points of attention
- Zelensky highlights the availability of multiple countries offering their territories for peace talks, emphasizing readiness for dialogue and resolution.
- The proposal underscores Zelensky's commitment to finding a peaceful resolution, despite Putin's repeated visits to Kazakhstan amid the Ukraine invasion.
Zelensky continues to seek a meeting with Putin
The head of state clarified that he never invited the Russian dictator to Kyiv for negotiations:
I said, if he doesn't want to meet with me, then of course he (Putin — ed.) will choose to invite me to Moscow. This is just to postpone this meeting. And I said that it's the same as if I would invite him to Kyiv.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine
The Ukrainian leader drew attention to the fact that the Russian dictator has plenty to choose from, as many states are offering their territory as a platform for peace negotiations.
As Zelensky noted, various capitals are offering a meeting in Turkey, or Saudi Arabia, Qatar, or in Europe in general — Austria, Switzerland.
And even if you want it somewhere else, for example, Kazakhstan, let it be there. We are ready, the head of state emphasized.
What is important to understand is that Putin has visited the capital of Kazakhstan 4 times since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
