Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky has warned of a teeming “third World War”, if talks with Vladimir Putin fail to achieve peace.
“If these attempts fail, that would mean … a third World War,” Zelensky told CNN via video link yesterday.
He also repeated his belief that Russian forces were working to “exterminate” Ukraine’s civilian population.
“Unfortunately, our dignity is not going to preserve lives. So, I think that we have to use any format…(to reach) the possibility of talking to Putin,” Zelensky told CNN anchor Fareed Zakaria.
The Ukrainian president spoke as the one-month anniversary of Russia’s invasion approaches this week.
According to the U.S. intelligence agencies, Ukraine has resisted the attacks across several fronts and has dealt thousands of casualties to Russia’s armed forces in a matter of weeks,
The losses among Ukraine’s civilian population are devastating as well. By United Nations reporting, more than 800 have died since the combat began.
Zelensky however said the brutal war was taking a heavy toll on Ukraine’s civilian population.
