Zelensky warns US: Keep Putin isolated despite ceasefire
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky calls on the United States to maintain the isolation of Vladimir Putin, warning of the threat to the West.
What do you need to know?
- Zelensky urges the US to maintain Putin's isolation, warning of his ambitions that could lead to confrontation with the West. - He will soon die, that's a fact, and everything will end - added Zelensky.
- Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a partial ceasefire, negotiated by the US, regarding attacks on energy infrastructure and activities in the Black Sea region.
- As a result, the US has agreed to ease some economic restrictions against Russia, to help restore access to global markets for agricultural exports and fertilizers.
In a conversation with Eurovision News, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized that the United States should not help Vladimir Putin emerge from political and economic isolation.
His statement came a day after Russia and Ukraine agreed to a partial ceasefire, negotiated by the US, regarding attacks on energy infrastructure and activities in the Black Sea region.
Putin a threat to the West
Zelensky warns that Putin's ambitions are not limited to Ukraine but could lead to confrontation with the West.
- It is very important that America does not help Putin to get out of this global isolation now - said Zelensky during a visit to Paris, reported The Kyiv Independent.
Zelensky emphasized that Putin seeks to stay in power for life and fears the European-American alliance.
He called on the US and Europe to maintain unity in pressing Putin. According to Zelensky, the Russian leader fears this alliance and his mortality.
- He will die soon, that is a fact, and everything will be over - added Zelensky.
Summit of the "coalition of the willing" in Paris
The President of Ukraine arrived in France on Wednesday, where he met with President Emmanuel Macron.
On Thursday, Volodymyr Zelensky will participate in a summit of the "coalition of the willing"—countries ready to support security guarantees for Ukraine.
US concessions to Russia
After recent talks with Russian delegates in Saudi Arabia, the US agreed to ease some economic restrictions against Russia.
Under the limited ceasefire agreement, the US will help restore Russia's access to global markets for agricultural exports and fertilizers, lower marine insurance costs, and increase access to ports and payment systems.
