Volodymyr Zelenski met with journalists on Thursday and answered the question. During the conference he admitted that the place of possible talks with Vladimir Putin should be in a neutral part of Europe. – The war is taking place in Ukraine and on the European continent. We agree on Switzerland, Austria – he said, quoted by Interfax-Ukraine.
Zelenski besides does not exclude Turkey, but is opposed to gathering in Russia
He besides had no objection to Turkey. He powerfully ruled out the anticipation of gathering in Russia in Moscow. However, the most common – so far – is Budapest. Zelenski admitted that "now it is not easy" due to the fact that Hungary does not support Ukraine during the war. "I am not saying that Orban's policy was against Ukraine, but was against Ukraine's support," he added.
Let us remind that after many conferences with state leaders Donald Trump announced his willingness to organize a gathering in the US-Ukraine-Russia format. Shortly thereafter, Zelenski himself confirmed that preparations were underway for his talks with Putin, and later besides three-way talks with Trump.
Zelenski about the situation on the front
Zelenski besides did not hide that the situation on the front is difficult, but besides emphasized: "It is not as bad as Russia describes it. It's difficult, complicated. Putin has more men and more weapons – that's a fact. But his economy is shaking – this is besides a fact – said the president of Ukraine.
In his opinion, "the degradation of the Russian economy will proceed", so "Russians are wondering how to end the war so they can announce success for interior use". – I think they invented a triumph in the form of Ukraine's exit from Donbass. This is what they want to sale to their society as a success – he said.
Zelenski assured that despite all this, "Ukraine does not intend to quit fighting for its territory". He added at the end that "the numerical and hardware advantage of Russia does not translate into fast advancement on the battlefield".
