Volodimir Zelensky said that peace conversations with Russia should include Ukraine

Volodimir Zelensky He affirmed this Saturday that peace conversations with Russia could not have “real results” without the participation of Ukraine, so he urged his allies to find a negotiation format that includes kyiv.

“It is impossible to exclude Ukraine from any negotiation platform. Or that negotiation platform will not have real results “explained the Ukrainian president during a meeting in kyiv with his counterpart Moldova Maia Sandu.

“Before any meeting, whatever, we must establish an explicit format: How can we achieve just peace? I think we should focus on this point today, “he continued, fearing that Russia choose the form of a” decree on peace “without the consent of Ukraine.

From the victory of Donald Trump In presidential presidentials, speculation about possible peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, after almost three years of conflict, do not stop increasing.

On Friday, Vladimir Putin declared to be “willing to work” with the United States In “negotiations on Ukrainian issues”, and praised the “pragmatic and intelligent” character of the US president.

Although Kremlin did not specify when discussions could take place, the Russian administration said to wait for “Signs” from Washington. On Thursday Trump claimed to be willing to meet with Putin “immediately.”

Putin and Trump argue that they are willing to meet to negotiate on Ukraine. But, the American president warned Russia With hardening the sanctions if Moscow does not accept to finish the conflict.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said that he cannot rule on details about a possible meeting, stating that “it is difficult to read the coffee grounds” to predict the future.

“If they do not put an end to this war soon, almost immediately, I will impose huge tariffs against Russia, huge rates and hard sanctions,” Trump warned in an interview with Fox News last Thursday.

kyiv is willing to help Moldova to resolve a crisis in its energy system, and in particular in its region of Transnistriacaused by Russia’s deliberate effort to destabilize the situation in that country, Zelensky said after meeting with Sandu, who visited kyiv this Saturday.

“Moldova is going through a completely artificial energy crisis, Created by Moscow to negatively influence the independence of Moldova and in the result of parliamentary elections, ”said the Ukrainian President to the press.

Electricity prices have increased in Moldova and a serious gas shortage began in its Transnistria region, governed by pro -Russian separatists, after Ukraine stopped Russian gas traffic through its territory at the beginning of the year and Russia refused to supply gas to transnistria through the available alternative routes.

They also began massive power cuts in Transnistria when its main producer of electricity, the Moldova thermal power plant, fed with gas and coal, had to reduce the generation of energy after losing access to gas supplies and being close to running out of Your coal reserves.

Ukraine is willing to send its specialists to the Moldova Thermal Power Plant to quickly adapt its operation to a different coal brand and supply coal to Moldavia in order to increase the generation of electricity from the 220 current megawatts to 2 gigawatts, Zelensky said .

“If we give them coal at a low price or even free, we can obtain electricity in exchange for that coal. It is fair: we give them coal, they obtain electricity for themselves, for all molds, and we obtain electricity for ourselves, ”said the Ukrainian president.

Sandu also said that Russia, after its unprecedented attempts to interfere in the latest presidential elections and referendum in Moldova, He deliberately created an energy crisis in the country.

“Russia intends to create social and economic chaos, inflame tensions in the territories along the Dniéster River and install a Pro-Kremlin government in Chisinau,” he said.

He assured that Moldova and Ukraine will work together and with the EU to protect the Russian blackmail molds.

(With information from AFP and EFE)