«Make peace and let people live»: mayor of Pokrovsk appeals to Zelenskyy

The mayor of Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ruslan Trebushkin, addressed the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with a call to conclude a peace agreement. The address was recorded in Russian.

In a video message posted on his Facebook page, Trebushkin said that both civilians and the military want peace.

«People do not want to fight, they are tired. The same soldiers who are on the front line, who have not been replaced for a long time, people want to go home, they want you to give them peace. Volodymyr Olexandrovych, we believe in you. Make peace and let people live», said Ruslan Trebushkin.

He also called on Donetsk residents to express their opinion in the comments on whether they support the continuation of hostilities.

«The statistics provided by our president show that the majority of Ukrainians want war. Dear residents of the Pokrovsk community, residents of Donbas, please write your comments. Do you want peace or do you want to continue the fighting and go to the borders», added Ruslan Trebushkin.

Peace talks

Earlier, Donald Trump said that the United States was conducting constructive negotiations on a full-scale war with Ukraine and the Russian Federation. In particular, he expressed hope that agreements would be reached as soon as possible.

He also claimed that Washington had already made some progress in negotiations to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.

In addition, Donald Trump indicated that his administration had already held discussions with Moscow, but did not specify who participated in such a dialogue. Also, during his phone conversation with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump never said that Europe needs a seat at the table in negotiations on Ukraine.

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Earlier, Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed that negotiations between the United States and Russia to end the war without Kyiv's participation pose a threat to everyone.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy also noted that he was ready to sit down with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin for the sake of peace, despite his hostile attitude. He also added that he did not see a ready-made peace plan from Trump, but conveyed his readiness to negotiate.

However, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was ready to «allocate people» to negotiate with Ukraine to end the war. At the same time, he called any such talks «illegitimate».

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine does not recognise the loss of its territories, but is ready for diplomatic solutions to return them if it becomes a NATO member.