Zelensky: Ukraine will not accept deals made behind its back

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated this at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, Ukrinform reports.

"Ukraine will never accept deals made behind our backs without our involvement. The same rule should apply to all of Europe. No decisions about Ukraine without Ukraine. No decisions about Europe without Europe. Europe must have a seat at the table when decisions about Europe are being made. Anything else is zero. If we are left out of negotiations about our own future, then we will lose," Zelensky said.

He said that Putin now "wants one-on-one talks with America, just like before the war when they met in Switzerland and looked like to carve up the world."

"Next, Putin will try to get the U.S. President standing on Red Square on May 9 this year -- not as a respected leader, but as a prop in his own performance. We don't need that. We need real success. We need real peace," Zelensky said.

The Munich Security Conference is taking place from February 14 to 16.

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