Main points from Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s communication with journalists
Key points from President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s communication with journalists following the negotiations in Istanbul and the summit in Vilnius:
▫️ This time, russian delegation behaved more calmly during the negotiations in Istanbul.
▫️ russians believe that work can be done toward organizing a leaders’ meeting by late June or early July.
▫️ russia’s proposal for a 2–3 day ceasefire is a rhetorical ploy. On the battlefield, the military all too often, unfortunately, exchange the bodies of their fallen soldiers.
▫️ Ukraine is preparing a prisoner exchange with russia in the “1000 for 1000” format. An additional exchange of “200 for 200” is also being considered.
▫️ Ukraine has handed russia a list of 400 children, in response to which Russia has promised to return up to ten.
▫️ Ukraine is ready for a meeting of the four leaders — of Ukraine, russia, the United States, and Turkey.
▫️ At the Vilnius summit, there was a meeting with the Prime Minister of Norway. If Ukraine faces a gas shortage in winter, it can count on receiving the necessary volume from Norway.
▫️ There is also an agreement with Norway for additional funding for drone production in Ukraine.
▫️ A meeting took place with the newly elected President of Romania. Romania will support Ukraine as a future member of the EU and NATO.
▫️ A new defense package was discussed with the Prime Minister of Finland. Ukraine will receive packages from both Finland and Lithuania.
