Zelensky: I'm ready for dialogue, but we're not ready for surrender

Volodymyr Zelensky Ukraine President

In an Interview( Below) with ABC News, Zelensky Told, "I'm ready for dialogue, but we're not ready for surrender".

Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has again requested a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, highlighting that Ukraine is willing to speak and seek solutions, but not to surrender.

"First and foremost, I'm ready for dialogue, but we're not ready for surrender," Zelensky said in an interview with the American television channel ABC News when asked whether Ukraine is prepared to comply with the Russian Federation's demands for a ceasefire: changing the Constitution and refusing to join NATO, recognizing Crimea as Russian, and recognizing the independence of the so-called LPR/DPR.

"It's not about me; it's about the people who elected me. Concerning NATO, I became uninterested in the matter as it became clear that NATO was not willing to support Ukraine. The alliance is fearful of tensions and conflict with the Russian Federation "He continued.

He also stated that Ukraine does not want to be a country that "begs on its knees for something, and we are not going to be such a country, and I do not want to be such a president."

"I'm thinking of security guarantees. I believe we can talk and reach an agreement on the issues of temporarily occupied areas and unrecognized republics, which are not recognized by anyone other than the Russian Federation "According to Zelensky.

At the same time, he highlighted that the main problem is how people in these lands who wish to be a part of Ukraine would live.

"What has to be done is for Putin to start talking, to start a discussion, rather than live in an information balloon devoid of oxygen. I believe that's where he is "He stated.