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His remarks follow reports that US officials have been pushing Ukraine to show willingness to engage in dialogue with Moscow.
"Once again: restoration of territorial integrity, respect for the UN Charter, compensation for all war damage, punishment of every war criminal, and guarantees that this will not happen again. These are completely understandable conditions," he said in a video address.
American media earlier claimed the White House was privately asking top Ukrainian officials to show it was open to peace talks. The Washington Post reported, citing its sources, that the US goal was not to push Ukraine to negotiate an end to the fighting, but to alleviate foreign backers' concerns about a long conflict.
Previously, Zelensky repeatedly stated that his only goal in the conflict was to defeat Russia on the battlefield and retake control of all territories that Kiev considers to be under its sovereignty.
In October, Zelensky signed a decree, forbidding any negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and declaring that Kiev will only talk to Moscow when it has a different leader.
Russia, in turn, has repeatedly said it is open for talks, since negotiations with Kiev fell through in March in Istanbul. Moscow has accused Kiev of undermining any potential for a peaceful settlement of the crisis.
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said recently that Moscow did not see any opportunity for talks, as Kiev has "turned non-continuation of any negotiations with the Russian side into law."
Earlier, Peskov said that talks on the Ukraine conflict should be conducted, primarily, with the United States, as any agreements with Kiev, "based on what happened in March," are "worthless" and can be instantly canceled "upon orders" from outside actors.
Reader Comments
Are they understandable? These are the same conditions Russia has demanded of the Ukraine since 2014, but you, Zelensky obviously didn't understand them then. Why should anyone trust you when you lie and deceive and double speak ?
Is Zelensky actually the son of George Soros? If Turdeau is really Fidel Castro's son then anything is possible.
Not saying you thought they were understandable......
When was the last time a politician intentionally made you laugh using genuine humour and wit?
Probably so.
Punishment for their own war criminals?
Probably not.
Guarantees it will not happen again through UN occupation of Russia?
Most likely.
I presume you acquired that from the BBC World News website... 😺
But quite appropriate. Only we will probably never know what instigated the Black Knight to that inane behavior.
zensky gives rarely and
zinky is pissed
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So Kim Jung Un from N. Korea went to the party with Dennis Rodman and Zelensky pure and his wife so fine. They all laughed, they drank wine, it was a fun party, and blood aplenty, and then they looked in each other's eyes as the missile came in. They looked with dismay.
End of story!
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metaphorical for sure...story above...
We run the show don't we....
and then the missile arrived and the show end...a new form was commenced.
Volod is rapidly running out of convincing methods to dispose of his toxic waste.
Small scale example: Antifa/BLM property and business destructions in entire neighborhoods after the George Floyd nonsense. No one could afford to rebuild or start over, turns out all this happened in pre-planned zones for special redevelopment investment. I'm sure just a coincidence.
After US Civil War, everything was turned upside down, making it near impossible for anyone to retain their property, almost certainly by design. Absolutely a land grab. Oh, those evil Confederates, Southern man ever bad, continue propaganda forever! Well worth a read: [Link]
My point is that it appears to go on everywhere, all the time, and at every level. The cast, location and story get changed up a bit. Eventually you've seen enough of their movies and heard enough of their tunes.
Anyway, hold on to your hat. I think things might get really interesting soon. Lots of wild cards, ya know?
Oh, and speaking of grabbing human resources... this most original gem of an indie movie is a must see: [Link]
I think it is way easier to explain things via creative fiction. There's no censorship whatsoever this way.
Typical Nazi Zionist psychology cronyism polemics. Hegelian dialectic personified. Create the problem via illegal coup, secure assets, rape, pillage, plunder, eliminate targets of opposition, loiter, exploit & lobby within the system. Lie, Rinse, repeat as necessary.
Dumbed down being herded like Judas goats for real.