KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine and the entire world wants to see Russia take part in global forums aimed at ending the grinding conflict in Ukraine.
Ukraine 's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy listens during a bilateral meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer at 10 Downing Street in central London, Friday, July 19, 2024.
"Since the whole world wants them to be at the table, we cannot be against it," he told AFP and other French media during an interview Tuesday in western Ukraine. "I would like them not to be in a mediating role. I would like them to put pressure on Russia," the Ukrainian leader added.In the wide-ranging interview, Zelenskyy also said Russian forces had made gains in eastern Ukraine because Kyiv's allies are restricting its use of Western-supplied weapons and its forces are still awaiting arms deliveries from abroad.
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