Ahead of the Russia-US peace summit to be held in Alaska on Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned that Moscow was “making movements that indicate preparations for new offensive operations,” instead preparing to end the nearly four year war.
In a video message posted on social media on Monday night, Zelenskiy said “there is no indication whatsoever that he Russians have received signals to prepare for a post-war situation. In his words, Ukrainian intelligence and military commanders have revealed that
“Russians are redeploying their troops and forces in ways that suggest preparations for new offensive operations. If someone is preparing for peace, this is not what he does.” Furthermore, Zelenskiy called for a pressure on the Kremlin.
“Issues related to the security of Ukraine and Europe are discussed by all of us together. Any decision must add to our joint security capabilities. And if Russia refuses to stop the killings, it must be held accountable,” he said. In a separate post on X on Monday, Zelenskiy wrote that making any concessions to Kremin will not stop Russia’s war in Ukraine. “Russia refuses to stop the killings, and therefore, must not receive any rewards or benefits,” Zelenskyy wrote on X.
Reports of intensified Russian activity on the frontline was also confirmed by Ukraine’s military spokesperson for the southern front-line sector
Vladyslav Voloshyn, who said on Monday that Russia was moving some military units in the Zaporizhia region for further assaults.
Zelenskiy’s remarks came ahead of US President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russia President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Zelenskiy and Ukraine have expressed concerns over Kyiv’s exclusion from the talks in Alaska fearing that the country might forced to make territorial concessions to the Kremlin as part of US-mediated peace deal. Trump on Sunday acknowledged that the peace deal between Russia and Ukraine included land swapping. He explained that the Alaska meeting was aimed at feeling the temperature to understand whether it was possible to reach the peace deal to end Europe’s largest war. Bloomberg news agency quoted unnamed officials familiar with the matter last week that Alaska meeting would cement Moscow territorial gains in Ukraine and would see Kyiv cede eastern Donbas region to Russia.
