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Ukrainian President announced his conditions for dialogue with Russia

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President

04 November 2022 12:50 (UTC +04:00)

"If they withdraw and recognize that they have made a terrible mistake, then we could seek a format for dialogue," said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his interview with El Pais, APA reports.

Zelenskyy underscores that “the final straw was the annexation referendums” that illegally incorporated four Ukrainian regions in September: Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson.

But Zelenskyy adds a nuance that, according to sources close to the president, hints at a slight opening: “If the Russians withdraw and recognize that they have made a terrible mistake, if it is even possible to talk of a mistake in these circumstances, then we could seek a format for dialogue. But if we are going to continue to sacrifice thousands of lives to get our territory unoccupied, I think that will hinder the process for years.”