Kremlin Calls Zelensky's Readiness For Putin Talks 'Empty Words'

Poland could be next, or the Baltic countries. And this isn’t just some random rhetoric. Many Europeans – and perhaps even the United States – will say that this is an intimidation tactic against Poland, Lithuania and other Baltic partners of ours,

Zelenskyy added

I don’t think they’ll be able to push us out of the area any time soon,

Zelenskyy added

Their [North] Koreans are fleeing, we can see it,

the president stated

Dmitry Peskovkremlin spokesman

Zelensky has big problems de jure (legally) in Ukraine. But even despite that we remain ready for talks,

Peskov said

So far this cannot be seen as anything but empty words,

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident

Let's put it this way: give us nuclear weapons back, give us strong missile systems, partners, help us fund a million-man army,

Zelensky said

Putin is a murderer and a terrorist. This is a fact,

he said, in comments live-translated into English

Regrettably, the support that is provided by our partners is insufficient to push Putin fully out of our territories,

he said

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident

I will not be kind to him. I consider him an enemy. And to be honest, I believe he considers me an enemy as well,

Mr Zelensky said

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident

We will be speaking with Putin. Even the conversation with Putin is a compromise,

Mr Zelensky said

Veniamin Kondratyevkrasnodar Governor

The fire has been contained, there are no casualties,

Veniamin Kondratyev said on Telegram

If people believe we must move to the diplomatic track, and I believe we are ready to move to the diplomatic track, there must be the US, Europe, Ukraine and Russia [at the talks],

Zelenskyy said in an interview with British journalist Piers Morgan

Kaja KallaseU foreign policy chief

There is no doubt that Putin has committed the crime of aggression, which is deciding to attack another country,

said Kaja Kallas, the EU’s foreign policy chief

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident

The elections will take place after the hot phase of the war is over and martial law is lifted,

Mr Zelenskiy said in an interview on British journalist Piers Morgan’s YouTube channel

There are indeed contacts between certain agencies and they have intensified recently,

Mr Peskov said on Wednesday

Piers Morganjournalist

If that is the only set-up in which we can bring peace to the citizens of Ukraine and not lose people, definitely we will go for this set-up,

he told British media personality Piers Morgan in an interview broadcast on YouTube on Tuesday

I would like US business ... to develop this field here,

he said, according to comments published by his office

Now the dates and members of the delegation are being agreed upon, and we are waiting for the team,

he said

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident

I am the president of Ukraine; I lead any negotiations, and I prohibited anyone else [from engaging in such talks],

Zelenskyy said

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident

If there will be direct talks between America and Russia without Ukraine, it is very dangerous, I think,

Zelenskyy said in a Saturday interview with the Associated Press