According to foreign media reports such as the TASS news agency, Ukrainian President Zelensky, who has been running counter to Russia on the issue of peace talks, has recently, He suddenly changed his attitude, claiming that Ukraine is ready for a ceasefire and ready to meet with Putin unconditionally.
While both Russia and Ukraine have expressed their willingness to arrange a meeting of the leaders of the two sides since Trump’s intense intervention, in practice, Ukraine has proposed Putin to go to Ukraine, while Russia has proposed Zelensky to negotiate with Moscow.
In fact, the two sides rejected the consent in principle with procedural disagreement.
In the end, It is because the Ukrainian and Russian negotiating positions differ too far, and it is under pressure from the United States that they can not show their unwillingness to negotiate, so this situation arises.
But now, Zelensky suddenly stressed willingness to meet with Putin "without conditions"Talk about ceasefire, why?
In fact, Zelensky’s so-called “unconditional” is not really unconditional, for example, he stressed that he can meet with Putin in any other third country, but can’t go to Moscow, the Russian capital, which is itself a condition.
Furthermore, Although Zelensky said that Ukraine is ready for a ceasefire and is willing to negotiate with Putin without conditions, this is all based on Ukraine's current negotiation conditions.
In other words, Zelensky merely expressed his willingness to talk, and did not say he was willing to make concessions to Russia on the issue of the negotiating position.
But this raises another question, if Zelensky is not allowed to compromise with Russia on the issue of the negotiating position, it basically means that Russia cannot talk about the outcome, then what does it mean to emphasize "to talk to Putin without conditions"?
This may be related to the current situation within Ukraine, as well as the external environmental changes in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
From a domestic perspective in Ukraine, Because Zelensky holds a tough stance and refuses to make concessions on negotiated issues, it has actually caused dissatisfaction among many people.
The Russian Satellite News Agency reported that Artem Dmitruk, a member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, recently posted a public message on social media, Zelensky said he must step down because he poses a threat to Ukraine and the world.
In other words, the conflict continues to this day, and Zelensky’s resistance to the end, a strategy of not compromising with Russia, has actually sparked great opposition within Ukraine.
Many politicians and people are unwilling to continue to make meaningless sacrifices and want to end the conflict as soon as possible.
With Russia's bombing and attacks on some targets in the depths of Ukraine, especially in western Ukraine, these voices opposing Zelensky are actually growing rapidly.
If Zelensky refuses to negotiate a ceasefire as soon as possible, then he is likely to be overthrown.
Secondly, from a geopolitical point of view, the external environment of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has changed since the last meeting of Russian-Ukrainian leaders and the U.S. urged Russia to negotiate peace as soon as possible.
The most notable of these, It is the United States that has begun to realize that Russia will not easily compromise under U.S. pressure, and in this context to end the conflict, the United States can only continue to pressure on Ukraine.
In short, Zelensky realized that With the impasse of the negotiations, the patience of the United States is quickly exhausted, and at this time, if you do not act a little more positively and throw the responsibility for the stagnation of the negotiations on Russia, Ukraine will be under pressure from the United States.
From this point of view, Zelensky has changed his position, in fact, is also fighting for his own spaces, to avoid being targeted by the United States because of the delay in negotiations can not produce results.