Ukraine War: ‘Russia Feels Too Strong To Talk’ — Zelensky

• Ukraine War: ‘Russia Feels Too Strong To Talk’ — Zelensky

• Zelensky told U.S. corporate leaders Wednesday that for Russia to join in negotiations “is simply not possible now because Russia can still feel its power.”

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia is unwilling to negotiate an end to the war because it still feels strong.

Zelenskyy told U.S. corporate leaders Wednesday that for Russia to join in negotiations “is simply not possible now because Russia can still feel its power.”

Speaking via a video link through a translator, he added: “We need to weaken Russia and the world is supposed to do it.”

Zelensky said Ukraine is doing its part on the battlefield and called for even tougher sanctions to weaken Russia economically. He told the business leaders:

“We need to switch Russia off the global financial system completely.”
He also said Ukraine is willing to negotiate with Russia to end the war – but “not at the expense of our independence.”

Meanwhile, Russia and Turkey have voiced support for a safe corridor in the Black Sea to allow Ukrainian grain exports, but Kyiv has rejected the proposal, saying it was not credible.

This came after a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara.

Putin previously pledged that Moscow wouldn’t use the safe corridors to launch an attack, but both Ukrainian and EU officials cast doubt on the pledge. But Lavrov promised Wednesday that Moscow would not “abuse” its naval advantage if Ukraine removed mines from its ports and would “take all necessary steps to ensure that the ships can leave there freely.”

Turkey said it would facilitate and protect the transport of the grain in the Black Sea but the head of Ukraine’s grain traders group scoffed at this.

“Turkey doesn’t have enough power in the Black Sea to guarantee security of cargo and Ukrainian ports,” Ukrainian Grain Union chief Serhiy Ivashchenko said Wednesday.

He said it would take three to four months to remove sea mines, and also alleged that it was Russia that mined the area

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