Putin may deliberately make unrealistic demands to take away other countries - the president

KATERYNA TYSCHENKO - MONDAY, MARCH 21 2022, 23:52

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin may deliberately impose unrealistic demands on Ukraine because he wants to conquer not only Ukraine but also the Baltic states.

Source: Zelensky in an interview with Hromadske

Details: When Zelenskyy was asked to clarify what he meant when he spoke about the risk of World War III in the event of a failure to negotiate with Putin, Zelenskyy said: "This means that he [Putin] was not going to end this war. His plan - in which Ukraine is perceived as an intermediate step to the final result - is to occupy the Baltic states, states that were part of the Soviet Union. [He is considering] other states that used to be under control of the Soviet Army and Soviet Union."

Quote: "I said that if our talks with him fail, it will be clear that he does not accidentally set such conditions that we could not agree on. So he could say afterwards: they just did not want peace. As soon as it will use - if he does - all his forces on the borders with Europe or NATO, it will be World War III."

Previously, in an interview with CNN on March 20, Zelenskyy said that Ukraine would not compromise on its territorial integrity and sovereignty.

He also said that if all attempts to negotiate with Russia fail, it could mean that the struggle between the two countries will lead to a "third world war".