Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that there are “compromises” that Ukraine cannot negotiate with Putin, CNN reports.

Media correspondent Fareed Zakaria asked Zelensky about Russia’s demands, including the fact that they accept that Crimea is part of Russia, that the two republics of Donbas are independent republics, that they guarantee that Ukraine will never become a member of NATO.

Zelensky said. “There are compromises for which we are not ready as an independent nation. There can be no compromise on our territorial integrity, our sovereignty and the Ukrainian people said this. They did not greet the Russian soldiers with bouquets, they bravely greeted them with weapons in their hands. “

In an interview with CNN, Zelensky said he was ready to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but warned that if any attempt failed, it could mean that the struggle between the two countries would lead to a “third world war.”

“I am ready to negotiate with him. I have been ready for the last two years. “I do not think we can end this war without negotiations,” he told CNN.

It should be reminded that early in the morning of 24 February, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the launch of a special military operation in Ukraine, aimed at ensuring the security of the Donetsk and Luhansk republics, as well as removing the “Nazi regime” in Ukraine.

The United States and the European Union have described Russia’s move as a direct aggression by Russia against Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.

The Verkhovna Rada has declared martial law in Ukraine.