Senior Ukrainian adviser: “The peace negotiations with Russia can only begin when Russia withdraws from Ukraine”

Mykhailo Podoliak, the political adviser of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, today ruled out the possibility of peace talks with Moscow, unless Russia withdraws from Ukraine, and emphasized Kiev’s position: “For the decriminalization of world politics and real world security, the war must end with the victory of Ukraine,” he wrote on Twitter.

He added: “Negotiations can begin when Russia withdraws its troops from the territory of Ukraine. Other options only give Russia time to reorganize forces and resume hostilities at any moment.”