Zelenskyy explains why he sent an open letter to Putin
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has explained the reason why he published an open letter to Russian ruler Vladimir Putin, saying that he wanted to compel Putin to respond, as Ukraine has limited means of sending messages to Russia.
Source: Zelenskyy in an interview with Sky News
Quote: "I sent a letter, an open letter, because I don't know if he [Putin] will read it or not. An open letter means that he has to answer us about what is important to his society, because his society lives in some fantastic world that they didn't attack, that it's not an aggressive war [...] I mean, it's not serious. So, and that's why for me it's very, very important to openly share where we are.
They closed the internet and a lot of different things. We don't have too many possibilities to give signals to this country, the country of aggression, and they brought this big war to our country. They have to stop."
Details: Responding to the presenter's remark that the published letter had been bold, Zelenskyy replied: "You didn't read the first version!"
Background:
- In his open letter published on 4 June, Zelenskyy proposed that Putin set a date for a meeting to bring the war to an end. He also called for Europe and the United States to be involved in the Russia–Ukraine negotiations.
- On 5 June, Putin said he had looked through Zelenskyy's open letter but saw no point in holding such a meeting.
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