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Russia, Ukraine Competing for More 'Chips' at Negotiating Table
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9:59Now PlayingBen Jensen, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, breaks down the latest on talks to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reinforced his rejection of concessions to Russia as the war-battered nation was hit by the biggest air strike this year and US President Donald Trump piled pressure on Kyiv to accept a peace deal.
During a visit to South Africa that he cut short after the overnight missile and drone attack, the Ukrainian leader said his openness to potential talks with a government waging war against his country already represents a compromise. He repeated his demand for a full truce.
“We can’t talk about red lines without an unconditional ceasefire,” Zelenskiy told reporters in Pretoria on Thursday alongside South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. He said earlier he would cut his visit short after an overnight Russian strike killed at least nine people in Kyiv.
For his part, Trump condemned the Kremlin attack. “Not necessary, and very bad timing,” he posted on his social media platform as he urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to “STOP!”
Zelenskiy’s wartime diplomacy thousands of miles from the battlefield occurred at a difficult moment, with the US president returning to a barrage of accusations against his Ukrainian counterpart, again blaming him for blocking a deal that Kyiv’s supporters say favors Putin.
Zelenskiy was careful not to criticize Trump, who lashed out at him on social media a day earlier.
The US president responded to Zelenskiy’s vow never to recognize Russian sovereignty over Crimea, which the Kremlin annexed illegally in 2014. The US is prepared to recognize Moscow’s control of the Black Sea territory as part of an agreement, Bloomberg has reported. Trump said a proposed deal wouldn’t ask Ukraine to do so.
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