Peace must be dignified, Zelensky sayspublished at 17:31 GMT
17:31 GMT
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Zelensky has posted on social media again, saying in a lengthy post that Russia started the war, is refusing to end it, and is trying to preserve its ability to continue fighting “and not only against Ukraine”.
The Ukrainian leader says he appreciates “deeply” that so many countries are working for peace and that Ukraine is “grateful to the United States, to every American heart, and personally to President Trump for the assistance”.
He also thanks those in Europe and the G20 who are providing assistance, adding: “It is important to preserve the support.”
But he adds: “It is important not to forget the main goal – to stop Russia’s war and prevent it from ever igniting again. And to achieve that, peace must be dignified.”
He says this is not just a fight about territory for Russia, but about their “right to wage war” and to “subjugate”.
“That is why we work so carefully on every point, on every step toward peace. Everything must work out the right way – so that this war is truly ended and so that it does not happen again,” he says, before repeating his thanks to the US and others.