Russia-Ukraine War: 鈥楶utin won鈥檛 negotiate鈥�
Former Zelensky spokesperson says Putin is using 鈥榥egotiation message just to take more time to prepare his military鈥�
The US National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan, has said Washington is maintaining channels of communication with the Russian presidency in accordance with America's national interest. Mr Sullivan made the comments following newspaper reports that he has been holding talks with his Russian counterpart, Nikolai Patrushev, to prevent a nuclear escalation in the conflict in Ukraine.
His comments coincide with other newspaper reports, which suggest that the administration is encouraging Ukraine鈥檚 President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to start peace talks with Russia, warning if he fails to, international support for his country could start to falter.
Iuliia Mendel is a former Spokesperson to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and author of The Fight of Our Lives. She told Newsday: 鈥淯kraine was willing to negotiate at the very beginning鈥ut if we go and negotiate right now, Putin will just continue鈥t鈥檚 Putin who does not want to negotiate. He tries to use this negotiating message just to take more time to prepare his military, to prepare re-grouping, to get more weapons鈥o keep attacking Ukraine.鈥�
(Picture: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) at talks in 2019 in Paris over the conflict in Ukraine's east. Credit: Ian Langsdon / Pool / AFP via Getty Images.)
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