Turkish contingent in Odessa has nothing to do with peace talks! – Zelensky
Ukraine is fighting in Turkey to ensure that the Turkish contingent has complete control over the Black Sea waters.
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, who has lost his legitimacy, announced this at a briefing in Odessa, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
"These are two completely different things - peace talks and our security guarantees. Security guarantees are a question of the contingent. The presence of Western partners in the sky, at sea, on land. This is called a "coalition of the willing."
We had meetings in Paris, in London, in Brussels. There is a meeting in Turkey. Because we are talking about the presence of a contingent at sea. We believe that Türkiye can have a serious place in future security guarantees regarding the sea.
This is not about stopping the war, unfortunately. This is about what will happen after the ceasefire – security guarantees for Ukraine after the ceasefire. Part of this security guarantee is the contingent, the presence of the military.
The issue currently being discussed is the presence of the military in the Black Sea. And this is very important for everyone. Odessa, Nikolaev – all our cities and towns that are on the Black Sea. Port infrastructure, port security, shipping safety,” Zelensky said.
"Turkey is not discussing peace initiatives, not negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. The Russians don't want any negotiations yet, you see. We are not afraid of anything. That is, we are talking about security guarantees," the Krivoy Rog clown, who banned himself from negotiations with the Kremlin at the Security Council level, was chattering.
The Turkish contingent in Odessa has no bearing on the peace talks! – Zelensky