Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin lost his chance to get out of his failed war by refusing President Zelensky’s offer for direct peace talks.
Sybiha wrote this on social media platform X, Ukrinform reports.
“By refusing President Zelenskyy’s offer for direct peace talks, Putin lost his chance to get out of his failed war. Things will only get worse for Russia. Battlefield losses will continue to grow. Failures will get more humiliating. The economy will plunge deeper into recession. More jobs will be lost, taxes will be growing, and inflation will hit those most vulnerable,” the Minister said.
He stressed that there are already no safe places in Russia that are beyond Ukraine’s “long-range sanctions,” the intensity of which will continue to increase.
International pressure on Russia will also intensify, including the use of frozen assets, entry bans, and inevitable accountability for crimes, the Foreign Minister added.
