President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a press conference at the Maidan Nezalezhnosti metro station in Kyiv, stating he is not afraid of potential assassination attempts during a personal meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and that he has insisted on direct talks since the beginning of the war.
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Zelenskyy held a press conference at Maidan Nezalezhnosti metro station
Zelenskyy stated he is not afraid of assassination attempts during a potential meeting with Putin
Zelenskyy has been insisting on a meeting with Putin since the beginning of the war
Zelenskyy's guards and family are afraid of potential assassination attempts
President Zelensky announced that Blinken and Austin will visit Ukraine on April 24
Zelensky held a press conference on the platform of a metro station in central Kyiv
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy conducted his first major press conference since the start of the full-scale war on April 23, 2022, at a Kyiv metro station.
A referendum on the Security Treaty of Ukraine will be held only after Russian troops withdraw from Ukrainian territory to the positions held on February 23, 2022.
The Security Treaty will require ratification by guarantor countries and the Verkhovna Rada after being approved by a Ukrainian referendum.
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