Russia-Ukraine war: US, EU officials secretly broach topic of peace negotiations with Zelenskyy, report claims
Russia airport witnesses anti-Israel unrest, Kremlin blames Ukraine | 10 points Tension has risen among the US and European officials that the war has reached a stalemate, and Ukraine is running out of forces. On the other hand, Russia has a seemingly endless supply, officials said. However, according to an Al Jazeera report, Zelenskyy has denied that the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has reached a "stalemate".
The Ukrainian President also denied reports that the Western allies are pressurizing Kyiv to negotiate with Moscow. "Such pressure existed before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and at the beginning of the fighting, but "today, none of the EU leaders or the US are putting pressure on me to sit down with Russia, negotiate and give Russia anything. There will be no such thing," Al Jazeera quoted the Ukrainian President as saying.
Also read: Russia conducts simulated nuclear strike as Ukraine prepares for renewed attack With the war now in its 20th month and Ukraine struggling to gain ground in its counteroffensive, Zelenskyy has routinely been meeting with the Western leaders in a bid to stave off fatigue with the conflict, Al Jazeera reported. Zelenskyy also said that the war between Israel and Hamas has drawn away global attention away from Ukraine, and this was "Russia's goal". Earlier, Kremlin also denied that the conflict has reached a 'stalemate', while also refuting Ukrainian claims of achieving 'victory', Russian News Agency TASS reported.
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