No productive Russia negotiations without ceasefire first — Ukraine's FM

He wrote this on social media platform X.

Sybiha emphasized that the position of Ukraine and its partners regarding peace is principled and clear, particularly that peace cannot be determined without Ukraine, and negotiations, according to him, can only be productive after achieving a ceasefire.

"No one wants peace more than Ukrainians. No one wants peace more than Europeans. But Russia sees its very purpose in waging war. Russia prefers to build new walls on our path to a just and lasting peace. It wants to seal away our freedom," the Foreign Minister noted.

He stressed that the transatlantic unity of democracies is stronger than Russian imperialism.

"And it is through our shared transatlantic strength that we can achieve a dignified peace built on reliable security," Sybiha added.

• U.S. President Donald Trump believes that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin will achieve peace, calling the trilateral meeting more important than the upcoming summit in Alaska.