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He will not stick to cease-fire and that’s all. That is why I told the president [Trump] that I think phone calls are phone calls. But don’t make any decisions on Ukraine without Ukraine. And it is not about me, it is about the entire country. If we agree on a pause it will help Putin. And I don’t want to go [down] in history as [the] president who helped Putin to occupy my country,
Trump is stronger than Putin, I think so. But these phone calls with Putin are risky to us,
A peace treaty cannot be signed in Munich, because this is Munich and we remember what things were signed here in the past,
Zelenskyy added at the panel on Friday, referring to the 1938 Munich agreement that led to Nazi Germany occupying the Sudetenland He said to me: ‘I think Putin wants to resolve the war’. I said to him that he is a liar, you can count on it. I hope you will pressure him because I don't trust him,
What is very important is not to make any decisions about Ukraine without Ukraine. This is a principled position…. I am speaking about all our people, our nation,
Because... we have much more risks than risks for the United States. With all respect for all of us with all the big guys,
I think he doesn't know everything because we didn't have [a] possibility to speak more,
Why he is spending so much money?"
Putin told you he wants a deal only because he is afraid of you, because you are strong,
Zelensky told Trump, ... according to the sources Zelensky's message to Trump was 'you have leverage over Putin,'
one source briefed on the call said I need to talk to Putin in order to save Ukraine,
Trump told Zelensky, ... according to the sources We are part of Europe, and they have helped a lot,
We’ll believe those words for today,
We simply cannot accept any agreements without our participation as an independent country. I make this very clear to our partners. Any bilateral negotiations concerning Ukraine – and I am not talking about other topics, in those they are free – any bilateral negotiations about Ukraine without us will not be accepted,
He [Trump – ed.] understands that we are number one in the world or one of the first [in terms of drone technology],
I don't think it was a matter of priority that he [Trump – ed.] talked to Russia first. Although it's really not very nice."
