One Step Away from Peace: Office of the President Releases Film on Zelensky's Trip to Zolote (VIDEO)

After talks with the president, veteran volunteers removed weapons from the settlement.

The Office of the President of Ukraine released a film about the head of state's trip to the settlement of Zolote-4 in Luhansk region and his meeting with volunteers who speak out against troop disengagement.

“2 days in Zolote. Where people live right on the front line. Where shelling is not a topic for rallies but a round-the-clock threat to the lives of elderly people and children. Where everyone is united by hopes for peace. Sincere meetings, frank conversations, shared hopes. We will do everything to not betray and not abandon our people in Donbas”, — wrote Volodymyr Zelensky on his Facebook page.

The 24-minute video shows Zelensky's meeting with Ukrainian servicemen, local residents and veteran volunteers who do not support troop disengagement in the area of the settlement.

The film also features the president introducing the new head of the Luhansk Regional State Administration, Serhiy Haidai and explaining the dismissal of his predecessor, Vitaliy Komarnytskyi.

Zelensky also meets local residents who claim they support troop disengagement, and then goes to veteran volunteers who oppose it. The clip shows their discussion, as well as the head of state's dialogue with volunteer Denys, during which Zelensky demanded in harsh terms that the weapons be removed.

Earlier, the headquarters of the Joint Forces Operation had already stated that the people with whom the president spoke and who introduced themselves as volunteers are not representatives of any security agencies or the Armed Forces of Ukraine and were in Zolote with weapons illegally, violating the law.

As the video reports, following the conversation with Zelensky on October 27, the weapons were removed from Zolote-4.