President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that the recent events in Russia clearly demonstrated that the Russian President cannot be trusted, therefore there is no point in negotiating with him, and everyone in the world should realize this. The Head of State stated this participating online in the Ambrosetti international economic forum in Italy.
According to Zelenskyy, there are many signs that the Russian President kills inconvenient figures within his country, giving them public and non-public guarantees, and this shows the weakness of Vladimir Putin.
"That is, it speaks of the weakness of his word. This, by the way, is a very important point. All our partners should pay attention to this. Is it possible to negotiate in principle with Putin? I think no. Under no circumstances. Because he doesn't keep his word. And it is not a question whom he gives this word to: his terrorists or some political leaders inside his state or outside. Putin cannot be trusted, and his word is worthless," the President of Ukraine said.
In addition, in his opinion, events in Russia indicate that Putin does not trust the institutions of his state, does not act in accordance with its laws, and is not yet sure that the radical part of Russian society will support him.
Zelenskyy also said answering the questions that without the de-occupation of Crimea and Donbas, without the liberation of all temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories, there will be no real lasting peace either in Ukraine or in the entire European space.
According to the Head of State, the issue of de-occupation of Crimea can be resolved through diplomatic or military means, but the latter will have a higher price.
"We are in favor of Russian troops leaving the peninsula without pressure from our army, because there will be fewer victims. We protect our people. I only care about my people now, and let President Putin take care of the Russians," he said.
The Ambrosetti Forum is an annual international economic closed-door conference that usually takes place in early September at Villa d'Este in Cernobbio (Lake Como, Italy).
It was founded in 1975 by Alfredo Ambrosetti, head of The European House – Ambrosetti consulting firm.
The forum is recognized as one of the most important events in the world, where world statesmen, leaders of leading companies, Nobel laureates and other influential personalities from around the world meet to discuss the most controversial and acute problems of our time, the trends of the global economy. Speakers included Kofi Annan, Joseph Biden, Hillary Clinton, Mauro Ferrari, Bill Gates, Emmanuel Macron, and Shimon Peres.
In 2022, President of Ukraine Zelenskyy also spoke online to the participants of the forum.