This is the reality, these are facts: Zelensky on the situation in Ukraine and negotiations

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in his latest video address, remarked on the Istanbul negotiations, stating that the Ukrainian armed forces are their only guarantee of survival.

“The enemy is still in our territory. The shelling of our cities continues. Mariupol is besieged. The bombings are not stopping. This is the reality. These are the facts... Yes, we can call the signals we hear from the negotiating platform positive. But those signals do not drown out the explosions of Russian shells,” the Ukrainian leader stated.

According to him, the Ukrainian side understands all the risks and sees no reason to trust the words of any representative of the aggressor state.