Putin is afraid of direct negotiations with me, says Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian President Vladimir Putin is afraid of engaging in direct negotiations with him.

The Ukrainian leader recalled that on March 11, Ukraine fully backed the U.S. proposal made during a meeting in Saudi Arabia regarding a comprehensive and unconditional ceasefire, as Ukraine seeks to bring an end to the war.

As Zelenskyy noted, this proposal has been on the negotiating table for 63 days.

“I have said this to President Trump many times. I believe Putin does not want the war to end, he does not want a ceasefire, and he does not want negotiations. I don’t even mention that he is afraid of direct negotiations with me,” the Ukrainian president noted.