Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Ukraine wants to end this war and is doing everything for this.

I will be waiting for Putin in Türkiye on Thursday. Personally. I hope that this time the Russians will not look for excuses.

We await a full and lasting ceasefire, starting from tomorrow, to provide the necessary basis for diplomacy.

We have agreed that from Monday 12th of May, a full and unconditional ceasefire must start for at least 30 days.

Ukraine cannot be responsible for what happens on the territory of the Russian Federation.

The coming weeks are expected to be very active for Ukraine in diplomacy.

At the very least… refrain from striking civilian infrastructure.

For over 50 days now, Russia has been ignoring the American proposal for a full and unconditional ceasefire.

In practice, 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, and are only interested in favorable PR coverage.

We discussed a lot one on one. Hoping for results on everything we covered. Protecting lives of our people. Full and unconditional ceasefire. Reliable and lasting peace that will prevent another war from breaking out.

Real pressure on Russia is needed so that they accept either the American proposal to cease fire and move towards peace, or our proposal — whichever one can truly work and ensure a reliable, immediate, and unconditional ceasefire, and then…

A very symbolic meeting that has the potential to become historic if we achieve common results.

I agree with President Trump that Ukraine does not have enough weapons to regain control of the Crimean peninsula by force of arms.

Russia continues to kill people and avoid tough pressure and accountability for this.

Emotions have run high today. But it is good that 5 countries met to bring peace closer.

We insist on an immediate, complete and unconditional ceasefire.

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.