Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that if Ukraine makes use of long-range weapons provided to it by the West to strike targets inside Russian territory, that would signify NATO countries were also at war with Russia.
However Zelenskyy hinted he had not given up hope that Biden – who has 4 months left in workplace – may make a U-turn in time for a “historic mission” to make “vital selections for Ukraine”.
“We’ve got had some selections within the historical past of our relationship with Biden – very fascinating and tough dialogues,” the Ukrainian chief mentioned.
“He later modified his perspective”.
A detailed adviser to Biden mentioned this month he would use his remaining time in workplace to “put Ukraine in the absolute best place to prevail”.
NOVEMBER SUMMIT
Zelenskyy will journey to the US after a summer season of intense preventing.
Moscow’s forces have been advancing in jap Ukraine whereas Kyiv has held onto swathes of Russia’s Kursk region for weeks.
The Russian military is now round 10km away from the jap Ukrainian hub of Pokrovsk, the place Kyiv has rushed individuals evacuated from frontline areas.
The conflict has dragged on for nearly 31 months and efforts to finish preventing have to date proved unsuccessful.
Zelenskyy repeated that Ukraine was “prepared” to ask Russia to a second worldwide peace summit in November “as a result of all our allies, together with our closest ones” mentioned Russia needs to be there.
“It’s Russia who’s preventing Ukraine. There will be no finish of the conflict with out one of many events,” he mentioned.
Zelensky mentioned the November summit can be “the muse for speaking in any format with Russia”.
However Russia mentioned on Saturday it won’t participate in such a summit and repeated Putin’s circumstances that Moscow will solely come to the desk if Kyiv surrenders 4 of its areas.
