Have the article learn by OpenAI (Beta). Please observe that AI translations could take a while to course of.Brussels (dpa) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky marked the 1,000th day of the full-scale Russian invasion of his nation with a name to push Moscow in direction of “a simply peace.”
Zelensky mentioned that Russian President Vladimir Putin lacked the “actual motivation” to interact in real peace negotiations in a video deal with to the European Parliament to thank Ukraine’s supporters.
He pushed for harsher sanctions on Russian ships transporting oil in addition to extra weapons to hit Russian navy targets like ammunition depots to push Putin in direction of the negotiating desk.
The Ukrainian president warned that Putin, in pursuit of victory, may improve the deployment of North Korean troops on Ukraine’s borders from 11,000 to 100,000.
Zelensky additionally criticised European leaders for his or her give attention to successful elections “at Ukraine’s expense” whereas Putin is concentrated on successful the battle, a pointed message to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. On Friday, Scholz spoke to Putin on the telephone for the primary time in two years.
“A thousand days of battle is an incredible problem,” Zelensky mentioned, praising the European Union and Ukraine’s achievement in defending their values. “Ukraine deserves to make the subsequent yr, the yr of peace,” he completed, to applause from the EU legislators assembled for the particular sitting.
Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, relations between the European Union and Ukraine and its potential accession to the bloc shortly gained momentum. The nation was granted EU candidate standing in June 2022 and membership negotiations have been opened in June 2024. (19 November)
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