Volodymyr Zelensky on Putin: He is my enemy and I don't trust him, but I would talk to him!

In a possible conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will directly raise the issue of territories, as well as the reasons why Russia started a war against Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelensky stated this during an interview with Fox News, Focus reports.

"I think it is important. I would discuss the issue of territories, the issue of the reasons for this war, because he attacked us“, Zelensky commented, explaining that such a discussion would not take place of his own free will. "I don't want to talk to him, he is my enemy. But I think it is important to talk for one reason only: we must understand that we do not want a third war with Russia“, he added.

The Ukrainian president emphasized that he does not trust Putin, noting that the Kremlin leader does not trust him either. “I think his goal was to seize all of our territory, all of our country. And I really want to hear and see that he will never return“, Zelensky added.

Then the Ukrainian president referred to the development in the military field, stating that for the first time there is stagnation in the total strength of the Russian armed forces. As he pointed out, in recent years Russia has been steadily increasing the number of its soldiers through mass mobilization and contracts.

Then Zelensky focused on the development in the military field, stating that for the first time there is stagnation in the total strength of the Russian armed forces. As he said, in recent years Russia has been steadily increasing the number of its soldiers through mass mobilization and contracts.

"They mobilized 43,000 people every month and signed contracts. However, this year, for the first time, the number of mobilized is equal to the number of losses. This means that for the first time the size of their army has stopped growing“, he pointed out.

Based on this assessment, Zelensky stated that the Ukrainian side believes that 2026 could be the year in which the war will end. "If, with God's help, we stop the war in 2026, it will be because Russia will not proceed with a new mobilization. Otherwise, Putin may decide to introduce a new mobilization,“ he warns.

It should be noted that while excerpts from Zelensky's Fox News interview were being circulated, Vladimir Putin signed a decree to mobilize 261,000 recruits in 2026 as part of the annual compulsory military service.