Putin pretends he does not need peace — Zelenskyy

The Ukrainian president announced this on his official Telegram channel.

Zelenskyy described his conversation with Mark Rutte as very substantive.

“It is important to move faster on security guarantees for Ukraine, to be as productive as possible together with America, to strengthen our air defense. We continue coordination for the sake of real diplomacy. Putin pretends he does not need peace, does not need negotiations, but in fact global pressure can shape Russia’s interest in ending the war,” the Ukrainian president said.

He also assured that global pressure can actually shape Russia’s interest in ending the war.

• Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin says that “Russia gives a 100% guarantee of security” to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy if he comes to Moscow for a meeting.
• Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister says Ukraine has “rejected addressing the conflict’s root causes, making the rest of the agreements impossible.”