在接受美国广播公司“今晚世界新闻”节目主持人大卫·穆尔的独家采访时,乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽伦斯基表示,他对与俄罗斯谈判结束莫斯科的入侵不感兴趣。
“这是一个与恐怖分子对话的问题。我们不能-你不能和恐怖分子讨论任何事情。世界上的大多数国家都明白,在他们对我们的人民和平民做了那些事情之后,我们正在和一个恐怖主义国家打交道。
你可以在美国广播公司的“早安美国”和“今晚世界新闻”中看到更多大卫·穆尔对乌克兰总统沃洛季米尔·泽伦斯基的完整采访。
泽伦斯基列举了今年早些时候俄罗斯军队在基辅郊外撤退时涉嫌强奸和酷刑的例子。被折磨和捆绑的尸体的图像散落在像布加勒斯特这样的街区遍布世界各地。
“在强奸之后,在折磨之后,在谋杀之后,在我们发现了许多尸体之后...这不是一场战争,这是纯粹的恐怖主义,俄罗斯正在对我们的国家和占领我们的土地,”乌克兰总统说。“所以,我们不能与恐怖分子有任何妥协。我们不能与恐怖分子进行任何对话。”
当穆尔就所谓的暴行追问时,泽伦斯基说普京是战犯,应该被起诉。
泽伦斯基说:“作为任何文明人,任何文明人,我认为那些负有责任的人不应该下地狱,不,他们应该接受公平的审判——公平、独立的审判。”
这些评论来自乌克兰发动反攻收复被俄罗斯占领的南部和东部地区。
主要的反攻集中在港口城市赫尔松,这是俄罗斯入侵时占领的第一个主要城市。然而,泽伦斯基向穆尔暗示,正在进行不止一次反攻。
“我不会说这只是赫尔松的反攻。...有一个或多个方向,我们必须前进。
Exclusive: Zelenskyy to Muir on dialogue with Russia: 'We cannot have any compromises with terrorists'
In an exclusive interview with ABC's "World News Tonight" anchor David Muir, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy indicated he's not interested in negotiating with Russia to end Moscow's invasion.
"It's a question of dialogue with terrorists. We cannot -- you cannot discuss anything with terrorists. The majority of the world -- majority of the countries -- understand that we are dealing with a terrorist state after what they've done to our people, to civilian people," Zelenskyy said.
You can watch more of David Muir's full interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on ABC's "Good Morning America" and "World News Tonight."
Zelenskyy cited suspected instances of rape and torture by Russian troops in areas outside of Kyiv during a retreat earlier this year. Images of tortured and bound bodieslittered across neighborhoods like Buchaspread across the world.
"After rapes, after tortures, after murders, after we discovered a lot of dead bodies ... it's not a war, it's pure and clear terrorism, which Russia is doing against our nation and occupation of our land," the Ukrainian president said. "So, we cannot have any compromises with terrorists. We cannot have any dialogue with the terrorists."
When pressed by Muir over the alleged atrocities, Zelenskyy said Putin was a war criminal and should be prosecuted.
"As any civilized person, any civilized man, I think that those responsible should not just go to hell, no, they should have fair trials -- fair, independent trials," Zelenskyy said.
The comments come asUkraine wages a counteroffensiveto regain territory in the southern and eastern parts of the country that were lost to Russia.
The main counteroffensive is focused around the port city of Kherson, which was the first major city Russia conquered in its invasion. However, Zelenskyy hinted to Muir that more than one counteroffensive is taking place.
"I won't say that it's only counteroffensive in Kherson. ... There is a direction or directions -- plural -- and we have to move forward," he said.