Zelenskyy: I have bad feeling about impact of war in Middle East on situation in Ukraine
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he has "a bad feeling" regarding the impact of the war in the Middle East on the situation in Ukraine, as US attention is focused more on the Middle East than on Ukraine.
"I have very bad feelings regarding the impact of this war on the situation in Ukraine. The focus of America’s attention is on the Middle East more than in Ukraine, unfortunately. Therefore, you see that our diplomatic meetings, trilateral meetings are constantly being postponed. And there is one reason – the war in Iran," Zelenskyy said in an interview with the BBC.
The president, answering a follow-up question regarding the progress of the negotiation process these days, noted that "President Trump is focused on Iran."
"The negotiating groups are talking to each other. Our group talks to the American side every day. I know that the Americans also talk to the Russians every day," Zelenskyy added.
He recalled that the American side proposed hosting both parties in the United States due to the war in Iran.
"We confirmed our participation, but the Russians are against a meeting in the United States of America. Therefore, for now, we are trying to focus on America, proposing a date and place. Ukraine will support any date and any place, but definitely not in Russia," the head of state emphasized.
