Zelensky Spoke to Putin by Phone and Flew to Turkey
The conversation focused on the deaths of four Ukrainian servicemen.
The conversation took place on Wednesday, 7 August, a day after the servicemen were killed.
This is reported by NV.
Volodymyr Zelensky
President of UkraineI spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin this morning about this. I urgently called him and said that this is not bringing us closer to peace. I earnestly ask you to influence the other side so that they stop killing our people.
Zelensky said the conversation with Putin was long.
The Ukrainian president asked his Russian counterpart to urgently influence “the other side” so that it “stops these actions, this is not a game.”
“I am saying that our people are being killed. I am being told that there are some points, that our people are shooting at civilians,” Zelensky added.
He stressed that “everyone says they want peace” but, beyond words, “quick actions” are necessary.
The Ukrainian president also discussed demining in the area of Stanytsia Luhanska, shortening the timeline for building the bridge “from the other side,” and the return of Ukrainian prisoners of war.
“Today’s first call was with the President of the Russian Federation, the second will be in Turkey with President Macron... I would also like to contact Mrs. Merkel today, if there is time, and arrange an urgent meeting so that we no longer tell each other that there should be a meeting in the ‘Normandy format’ this year. How many more people must die this year? That is why I want this meeting to take place in the near future,” Zelensky said.
Volodymyr Zelensky also noted during the briefing that he will now urgently fly to Turkey. But “if something happens with us,” he will have to return. According to him, the Turkish side understands the possible interruption of the visit.
Earlier, Roman Bessmertny said that the death of Ukrainian soldiers could lead to a new escalation in Donbas.
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