{"id":1408250,"date":"2022-03-29T18:00:31","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T22:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1408250"},"modified":"2022-03-29T18:00:43","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T22:00:43","slug":"ukraines-zelenskiy-says-russia-talks-could-be-called-positive-wont-slacken-defences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraines-zelenskiy-says-russia-talks-could-be-called-positive-wont-slacken-defences\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine\u2019s Zelenskiy says Russia talks could be called positive, won\u2019t slacken defences"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fukraines-zelenskiy-says-russia-talks-could-be-called-positive-wont-slacken-defences%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1408250&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022-03-29T204704Z_1_LYNXNPEI2S15F_RTROPTP_0_UKRAINE-CRISIS-USA_1.jpg\" alt=\"FILE PHOTO: Ukraine&#039;s President Zelenskiy attends an interview with some of the Russian media via videolink in Kyiv\" \/><br \/>FILE PHOTO: Ukraine&#8217;s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends an interview with some of the Russian media via videolink, as Russia\u2019s attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 27, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service\/Handout via REUTERS<\/div>\n<p>March 29, 2022<\/p>\n<p>By Maria Starkova<\/p>\n<p>LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) \u2013     Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday said the signals from peace talks with Russia could be called positive but added that they did not drown out the explosions from Russian shells.<\/p>\n<p>In a late night address, Zelenskiy also expressed caution about Russia\u2019s promise to sharply curtail military action in some areas and said Ukraine would not be easing off its defensive efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Russia and Ukraine have been holding peace negotiations in an Istanbul palace. Zelenskiy said Kyiv saw no reason to believe in words from some Russian representatives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can say the signals we are receiving from the talks are positive but they do not drown out the explosions of Russian shells,\u201d he said, adding that Ukraine could only trust a concrete result from the talks.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, Russia promised to scale down military operations around Ukraine\u2019s capital and north.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskiy said that despite this vow, \u201cthe situation has not become easier \u2026 the Russian army still has significant potential to continue attacks against our state.\u201d He added: \u201cTherefore we are not reducing our defensive efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskiy reiterated that for any peace deal to work, Russian troops would have to leave and there could be no compromise on Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity.<\/p>\n<p>He also called for tougher sanctions against Russia and  ruled out the idea of current punitive measures being lifted until the war was over and justice had been restored.<\/p>\n<p> (Reporting by David Ljunggren and Ron Popeski; editing by Jonathan Oatis and Cynthia Ostererman)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FILE PHOTO: Ukraine&#8217;s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends an interview with some of the Russian media via videolink, as Russia\u2019s attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 27, 2022. 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