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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that he is ready to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but warned that if any negotiation efforts fail, it could mean that the struggle between the two countries could lead to "a third world war".
"I am ready for negotiations with him. I have been ready for the last two years. And I believe that without negotiations we cannot end this war," Zelenski said in an exclusive interview with CNN.
"If there is even a 1% chance to stop this war, I think we should take this opportunity (to negotiate). We need to do that. I can tell you about the outcome of these negotiations - however, in any case, we are losing people on a daily basis, innocent people on the ground," he said.
The Ukrainian president said that the Russian forces have come to annihilate us, to kill us.
"We can prove that we are able to deliver a strong blow, we are able to fight back. But, unfortunately, our dignity is not going to preserve our lives. So I think we have to use every form, every opportunity in order to have the possibility of negotiating, the possibility of talking to Putin. But if these efforts fail, it would mean that it is a third world war," he said.
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