President Zelensky revealed the ceasefire proposal during a private meeting with President Putin in 2019
(Baonghean.vn) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a private meeting in 2019. At that time, the Russian leader called for a ceasefire in Donbass.
According to Ria Novosti, speaking at the "Ukraine 2024" press conference on February 25, President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed that Russian President Vladimir Putin called for a ceasefire in Donbass when the two leaders had a private meeting in 2019.
"I told him that the Minsk Agreement would not work, because the idea of withdrawing troops to the contact line has no effect. President Putin repeatedly mentioned the ceasefire issue. I do not remember the exact details," President Zelensky said.
In 2019, the leaders of the two countries met at the Normandy Format Summit in Paris (France). On the sidelines of the conference, in addition to meeting with President Zelensky, President Putin held bilateral meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Also at the press conference, President Zelensky said that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers had died in this war. He did not announce the number of wounded soldiers because that could give clues to Russia's military planning.
The Russia-Ukraine conflict has entered its third year, but shows no signs of abating. Despite acknowledging the difficulties, President Zelensky declared that Ukraine will win the conflict with Russia.
"We will give them the opportunity to admit defeat, admit mistakes" - President Zelensky affirmed, when asked whether Ukraine lost this war or not, and whether now is the time to talk with Russia when Kiev currently does not have enough weapons./.
