Zelensky says ready to meet Putin, warns of WWIII if negotiations fail

20 March 2022, 4:28 pm

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In this image from video provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks from Kyiv, Ukraine, early on March 20, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterates his willingness to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin for talks on ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“I’m ready for negotiations with him. I was ready for the last two years. And I think that without negotiations, we cannot end this war,” he tells CNN. “If there’s just 1% chance for us to stop this war, I think that we need to take this chance. We need to do that.”

He adds: “I think we have to use any format, any chance in order to have a possibility of negotiating, possibility of talking to Putin. But if these attempts fail, that would mean that this is a third world war.”