Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said he is ready to negotiate with Russia to end the war in eastern Ukraine, but he also reaffirmed his country’s course toward NATO membership – a move strongly opposed by Moscow.
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RFE/RL: Zelenskiy is open to peace talks, commits to NATO membership
The NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (R) and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy give a press conference after their bilateral meeting at the Nato headquarters in Brussels on June 4, 2019.