Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Ukraine was ready for any conversation about a ceasefire that would halt strikes on civilians.

This must be the starting point.

This must be the starting point.

Ukraine maintains its proposal not to strike at the very least civilian targets. And we are expecting a clear response from Moscow.

Either Putin does not have full control over his army, or the situation proves that in Russia, they have no intention of making a genuine move toward ending the war.

Shahed drones in our skies reveal Putin’s true attitude toward Easter and toward human life.

Every defense package for Ukraine from our partners, every form of support from the world for our resilience is literally about protecting lives.

Please, before any kind of decisions, any kind of forms of negotiations, come to see people, civilians, warriors, hospitals, churches, children destroyed or dead.

Diplomacy can work, but it is backed up by steps that strengthen our soldiers and deprive the occupiers of resources for war.

Russia is mocking the world's peacekeeping efforts -- dragging out the war and perpetrating this terror because it still feels no real pressure.

They're dragging out the talks and trying to get the U.S. stuck in endless, pointless discussions about fake 'conditions' just to buy time and then try to grab more land.

Russia is getting ready for new offensives against the Sumy, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia regions.

But no matter what we say to our partners today, we need to get Putin to give a real order to stop the strikes.

Russia’s attacks on Ukraine, despite its propaganda statements, do not stop.

Negotiating without Ukraine, in my view, will not be productive

We are skeptical when it comes to trusting the Russians.

Only a real halt to Russia's attacks on civilian infrastructure can signal a genuine desire to end this war and bring peace closer.

What could President Putin say or do that would give you more optimism about this peace process? And he said to return all the prisoners of war.

One of the first steps toward fully ending the war could be ending strikes on energy and other civilian infrastructure.

We have received the signals from the American side that we are most likely talking about the energy facilities ceasefire, not to strike on the energy facilities of both countries, and energy infrastructure.

If the Russians do not strike our facilities, we will certainly not strike theirs.

Just assurances and only Putin's words that he orders not to strike energy facilities -- that is not enough.

If President Trump can find time — he is a busy man — if he has time he can phone at any time, we are ready to pick up.

We will support any proposals that lead to a sustainable, just peace. But for this we must understand what is at stake.

Today, Putin effectively rejected the proposal for a full ceasefire.