{"id":1383525,"date":"2026-06-06T13:29:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T10:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1383525"},"modified":"2026-06-06T13:29:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T10:29:53","slug":"putin-has-missed-his-chance-to-exit-a-losing-war-sybiha-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/putin-has-missed-his-chance-to-exit-a-losing-war-sybiha-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin Has Missed His Chance to Exit a Losing War, Sybiha Says"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said that Vladimir Putin&#8217;s refusal to engage in direct talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will only lead to increased pressure on Russia and greater support for Ukraine.<\/p>\n   <p>As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English<\/a>, Sybiha made the remarks in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/andrii_sybiha\/status\/2063186140052554161?s=46&amp;t=s15K6UUIINUXaFEIqlOCIQ\">post on X.<\/a><\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;By rejecting President Zelenskyy&#8217;s proposal for direct peace talks, Putin missed his chance to exit this losing war on his own terms. Things will only get worse for Russia from here. Battlefield losses will continue to mount, and defeats will become increasingly humiliating. The economy will sink deeper into recession. More jobs will be lost, taxes will rise, and inflation will hit the most vulnerable. There are no longer any safe places in Russia beyond the reach of Ukraine&#8217;s long-range capabilities, and their intensity will only increase,&#8221; Sybiha wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>He added that international pressure on Russia will continue to intensify.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;International pressure will not weaken \u2014 it will only become tougher. This will include the use of frozen assets, travel bans, and inevitable accountability for crimes. All of this is happening because a Kremlin fanatic is determined to stay in power at any cost and is willing to sacrifice his country&#8217;s future and kill millions for his delusions. Putin refuses to recognize a simple truth: he will never achieve his goals on the battlefield. He should abandon false hopes of Ukraine&#8217;s collapse, weakening support from its partners, or reduced pressure on Russia,&#8221; the minister added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>Sybiha warned that Russia would ultimately have to accept a diplomatic settlement, but under far less favorable conditions.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;Putin&#8217;s rejection of peace should lead to a significant increase in international pressure on Russia and expanded support for Ukraine,&#8221; he concluded.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>On June 4, President Zelenskyy published an open letter to Putin proposing a direct meeting. In the letter, he suggested ending the war <em>&#8220;in a format between you and me&#8221;<\/em> and called for setting a specific date for talks. He named Switzerland, Turkey, and countries of the Arab world as possible venues.<\/p>\n   <p>Ukraine also expressed readiness to implement a full ceasefire during negotiations, with monitoring potentially provided by the United States.<\/p>\n   <p>Zelenskyy said that a prisoner exchange based on the principle of <em>&#8220;all for all&#8221;<\/em> could serve as a starting point for ending the war. He also stressed the need to secure the return of civilians and children taken from Ukraine during the conflict.<\/p>\n   <p>On June 5, Putin said that he had <em>&#8220;briefly reviewed&#8221;<\/em> Zelenskyy&#8217;s open letter that morning and claimed he had <em>&#8220;never refused&#8221;<\/em> a meeting with the Ukrainian president. However, he said he saw no point in direct talks at the moment and did not want to <em>&#8220;pour from empty into void.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n   <p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/ukraine-s-intelligence-says-russia-is-using-un-platforms-to-expand-its-propaganda-reach-in-africa\/\">Ukraine\u2019s Intelligence Says Russia Is Using UN Platforms to Expand Its Propaganda Reach in Africa<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said that Vladimir Putin&#8217;s refusal to engage &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1249013,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,36415,36422,53,55,50],"tags":[72928,76,78,72927],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1383525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","category-11473-news-en-3","category-russia-en","category-ukraine-en","category-svit-en","tag-sanctions-on-russia","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-peace-talks"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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