The newly-elected president of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, said that one should not threat Ukraine and Ukrainians under military and economic pressure, this is not the best way to cease fire and unblock the Minsk process, he said adding that he is ready for talks. Zelenskiy has posted a status on this in his Facebook page.
“I hope at the next meeting in the Norman format, Russia will demonstrate readiness for de-escalation. We are ready to discuss new conditions for Ukraine-Russia coexistence” he mentioned.