While the Russia-Ukraine war continues, Russian President Putin said that there are some positive developments in the negotiation process with Ukraine. Following this statement, Ukrainian leader Zelensky noted that certain issues were discussed with the Russian delegation and they started to agree on something.
On the 16th day of the Russia- Ukraine war, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky made very important statements in front of the cameras. While explaining the losses of the Ukrainian army, Zelensky also touched on the peace talks.
Speaking about the negotiations with Russia , President of Ukraine Zelensky said that certain issues were discussed with the Russian delegation and they started to agree on something. Zelensky stated that they should receive security guarantees not only from Russia but also from Western leaders, and that he is ready for talks with Russia. Russian President Putin, on the other hand, said in a statement yesterday that there were some positive developments in the negotiation process with Ukraine.
According to RIA Novosti, there was also information in the press that Zelenski had told Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett that he had offered talks with Russia in Jerusalem. According to Zelenski, the Israeli Prime Minister can play an important role in resolving the crisis in Ukraine and Israel can be one of the guarantor countries for security.
"Ukraine does not want to fight, this needs to be reinforced with a document that will include 'all security guarantees with its neighbors,'" the Ukrainian leader said.
"Ukraine needs air defense systems, we are ready to buy it, albeit on credit," Zelenski said.
Zelenski said, "I spoke with Bennett and said that it is not right to meet in Russia, in Belarus. I am not talking about technical meetings, but about a meeting between the leaders. Israel, I think Jerusalem can be a place for this, I told him that too."
On the other hand, the leader of Ukraine announced that about 1300 Ukrainian soldiers have lost their lives so far.