Vladimir Putin. Photo: Getty Images

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is convinced that Russian leader Vladimir Putin does not want to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, but wants to hold such talks with foreign leaders to end his international isolation.

Source: Zelenskyy in an interview with Ukrainian radio

Quote: “I believe that Putin does not want peace at all, but that does not mean that he does not want to sit around the table with a number of leaders (at the negotiating table – ed.). Because what matters to him is breaking through his political isolation.

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For him it is useful to sit, talk and not reach an agreement. He can’t travel, and talking means he has to go somewhere, which requires him to unblock that ability. It’s about dismantling isolation… these are steps in the de-isolation process for Putin as a politician.

He would like to negotiate capitulation terms from our side, but no one will give him that.”

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