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Volodymyr Zelensky is ready to meet with Volodymyr Putin anywhere in the world, including Antarctica. For this, it is not necessary to wait for the completion of trilateral talks, because key political decisions require a personal conversation between leaders.
This was stated by Ukraine's permanent representative to the United Nations Andriy Melnyk during a meeting of the UN Security Council 9 on November.
What did Melnyk say?
Ukraine remains committed to pursuing peace despite Russia's actions. According to him, trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi could be an important step, but a political breakthrough requires a meeting at the highest level.
We will see what trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi will bring tomorrow and on Wednesday. But one thing is clear: without a summit at the highest level, a political breakthrough is unlikely. That is why the president of Ukraine is ready to meet Putin at the first opportunity—whether in Florida in December, or on the margins of the G20, or in any other corner of the world if needed—even in Antarctica, anywhere, except Moscow.
– stated the Ukrainian permanent representative to the UN.
Meanwhile, the Russian dictator still hopes to break the will of Ukrainians and force Ukraine to capitulate.
The Ukrainian permanent representative to the UN also drew attention to the situation on the battlefield. According to him, in October the Russian army lost more Ukrainian territory than it managed to capture.
Specifically, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), in October Russian forces captured 139 square kilometers of Ukrainian land, but lost control over 167 square kilometers.
Result – a net territorial loss of 28 square kilometers for Russia, which continues to advance but more slowly.
– said the diplomat.
He also named three main directions of Kremlin actions: escalation of strikes against Ukraine's civilian population, sabotage operations and psychological warfare, as well as using diplomatic talks to buy time. Moscow supports the diplomatic process not to end the war, but to continue injuring Ukraine's infrastructure.
Separately, Andriy Melnyk urged European Union allies and other UN member states to urgently provide Ukraine with all available air defense systems.
He gave special attention to interceptors for Patriot systems, which are necessary to protect Ukraine's sky from Russian missile attacks.
Keeping these life-saving systems in warehouses while Russia kills dozens of civilians daily and turns Ukraine into a scorched earth—this is hardly a Christian act.
– emphasized Ukraine's permanent representative to the UN.
According to him, strengthening Ukraine's air defense must remain one of the priorities of international support for Ukraine.
Reminder: trilateral talks among Ukraine, the United States, and Russia are to take place in Abu Dhabi 10 – 11 in November. Kyiv has already announced the composition of its delegation. President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that the main topic for the Ukrainian side at the negotiations should be security guarantees. This issue will be one of the key topics for Ukraine during discussions of possible agreements.
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