Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky directly called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the Ukraine-Russia War and begin direct talks in a letter published on Thursday night.
“Ukraine proposes ending this war through direct engagement between us — and you. I am proposing a meeting,” he wrote.
“You did not expect full-scale resistance from Ukraine, and you did not foresee that things would go this far. Yet here we all are — in the fifth year of this full-scale war. Do not be afraid to take the path out of this war. That is the main thing that is required of you now.”
“We must determine what kind of future awaits the generations of Ukrainians and Russians who will come after us. If you do not personally come to the conclusion that it is time to end this war, Ukraine will continue fighting for its existence. We will have those who support us,” Zelensky added.
“But you, too, will have to fight much harder for your own existence — not Russia’s, but your own. And this is not a threat from me or from Ukraine. It is a fact of Russian history that you know well: when Russia grows tired, change comes.”
This is a developing story.
