The Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj calls for more international pressure on Russia to end the war against his country. He does not see any willingness to do so with Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin, said Selenskyj in an interview with “RTL Direkt”. “We don’t have enough pressure.” Leading powers are not enough. “The United States is there, but not 100 percent. Other countries such as China or other countries in the global south are holding back,” said Selenskyj when he visited Berlin. Putin sticks to his armchair, said the president. “We will have a just peace, but probably only to Putin.” Selenskyj (47) often interprets the war as a generation conflict that the aging Putin (72) conjured up. However, an interim solution is possible immediately: “But the peace, which first starts with a ceasefire and then with further steps for permanent peace, can begin tomorrow.” For Germany, the Ukrainian saw an important role in the efforts for peace. “I want Germany to be one of the leading states sitting at the negotiating table, both in diplomacy and as well as in reconstruction,” said Selenskyj. He emphasized his good agreement with the new Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU).
