Zelenskyy: World needs to put pressure on Russia to sit down at negotiating table

09:29, 19.07.2024 1 min read

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the world to put pressure on the Russian Federation to come to the negotiating table for a diplomatic settlement of the war.

He told the BBC that the whole world will need to put pressure on Russia in order to persuade it to sit down and consider ending the war.

"It doesn't mean that all territories are won back by force. I think the power of diplomacy can help," he said, adding that a weaker Russia on the battlefield would put Ukraine in a stronger position on the negotiating table.

By putting pressure on Russia, I think it is possible to agree on a diplomatic settlement, he clarified.

It is noted that through negotiations, it is likely that a solution can be found to end the full-scale war that has lasted more than two years.

Zelenskyy is also convinced that Russia should attend the second peace summit in November, since it was not invited to the first, held in Switzerland.