Ukraine-Russia, Zelensky writes to Putin: the letter to end the war

Negotiating while a truce is in progress “is standard practice and the current developments regarding Iran only reinforce this point,” Zelensky underlines in the long open letter, which opens by recalling that when Putin “came to power 26 years ago many people in Ukraine judged him positively, so it was, but that was the past.” “An attempt to establish real silence is the best way to start talking to each other. We believe that it would not be a simple attempt, but a real ceasefire, if that is what you want”, underlines the Ukrainian president again.

Who then warns Putin: “If you do not personally come to the conclusion that it is time to end this war, Ukraine will continue to fight for its existence. We will have those who support us. But she, too, will have to fight much harder for her very existence, not Russia’s, but her own.” “And this is not a threat from me or from Ukraine. It is a fact of Russian history that you know well: when Russia gets tired, change comes – he concludes – We can work towards that tiredness. He can stop his war.”

Zelensky urges the involvement of Europe and also the United States in resolving the war in Ukraine. In the letter, the Ukrainian president writes: “We heard that you were promised in Alaska the resolution of some issues concerning Ukraine and Europe,” he writes, referring to the summit between Putin and Donald Trump which took place in Alaska on August 15 last year. “But you can see for yourself that Ukrainian and European issues are not decided in Anchorage,” he says.

“Given that the war is taking place in Europe, and given that Ukraine needs security guarantees, while you also seek security guarantees for yourselves, it would be logical to involve those who can authentically act as guarantors – underlines Zelensky – We believe that Europe should be part of this process, those who really have the ability to influence the situation. We also believe that the United States should be part of the process. This is what could help shape a new security architecture for our part of the world.”