Kyiv Might Consider Peace Talks if Russia Halts Strikes on Infrastructure: Zelenskyy

Published on October 23, 2024

Kyiv would consider entering peace talks with Russia if the latter refrains from striking Ukrainian energy infrastructure and cargo shipping, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this week. “When it comes to energy and freedom of navigation, getting a result on these points would be a signal that Russia may be ready to end the war,” Zelenskyy told the Financial Times on Oct. 21. “In other words, we do not attack their energy infrastructures; they don’t attack ours,” he said. “Could this lead to the end of the war’s hot phase? I think so.” Moscow, which has laid out its own terms for ending the conflict, has yet to respond to Zelenskyy’s proposal....

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