“There is a growing fatigue with Russia – even among those in the wider world who help you to avoid sanctions and keep your economy in order. After 26 years in power, age begins to take its toll. And over time, fatigue with you will only grow,” wrote Zelenskyy.
Putin said he has never rejected a meeting but that proper arrangements should be made first, based on what he agreed with US President Donald Trump in Alaska last year, where the US leader was reported. he agreed Ukraine should provide up Donbas to stop the war.
The Kremlin has since called on Ukraine to withdraw from four regions that Moscow has declared Russian – without fully controlling them.
“We have heard that you were promised in Alaska the resolution of certain issues regarding Ukraine and Europe. But you can see that the issues of Ukraine and Europe are not decided in Anchorage,” noted Zelenskyy in his letter.
Putin said that only Ukraine is currently interested in meetings, as it wants to stop Russian aggression. Then he encouraged his soldiers in Ukraine, saying: “Keep working, brothers.”
Responding to the Russian leader’s remarks, Zelenskyy said in a statement Friday evening, “Unfortunately, Russia once again chooses war. It does not want to end it. Many will be disappointed by this weak response … So it means that Russia needs to have less money and more pressure on it.”
Ukraine has faced Putin’s all-out invasion by targeting oil refineries across Russia in a bid to wreak havoc on the Kremlin’s war chest.
