{"id":1385289,"date":"2026-06-09T09:57:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T06:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1385289"},"modified":"2026-06-09T11:31:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T08:31:04","slug":"putin-will-face-domestic-problems-when-ukraine-joins-the-eu-zelenskyy-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/putin-will-face-domestic-problems-when-ukraine-joins-the-eu-zelenskyy-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin Will Face Domestic Problems When Ukraine Joins the EU, Zelenskyy Says"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Russia&#8217;s political influence over other countries is diminishing, particularly in Azerbaijan, Moldova, and Armenia, where parliamentary elections were recently held. This was stated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jun\/08\/volodymyr-zelenskyy-reform-uk-councils-ukraine-flags?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other\">The Guardian<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English <\/a>reports.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cAzerbaijan\u2014they are independent. Armenia\u2014the elections yesterday were a great success for Armenia\u2019s independence. I also believe that the Russians have lost Moldova,\u201d the president said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>At the same time, he stressed that Russia does not want to lose Ukraine because an independent and free Ukraine is the largest and politically most dangerous country for Russia.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWhen Ukraine joins the EU, Putin will face internal problems with various peoples, especially in the Caucasus. Different peoples across Russia will start asking questions,\u201d Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Some people around Vladimir Putin support continuing the war, while others favor bringing it to an end. Russian business leaders understand that Russia\u2019s economy is in a difficult state, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>Other statements by the Ukrainian president in an interview with The Guardian:<\/p>\n    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If the West does not ease sanctions, increases pressure on Russia, and Ukraine maintains its positions on the battlefield, peace will come closer.<\/li>\n   <li>The decision by the United States and Russia to discuss Ukraine without Ukraine was a mistake and weakened Washington\u2019s position.<\/li>\n   <li>Russia\u2019s influence over other countries is diminishing. Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Moldova are increasingly distancing themselves from Moscow.<\/li>\n   <li>France, United Kingdom, and Germany will help Ukraine strengthen its anti-ballistic defense capabilities.<\/li>\n   <li>The Ukrainian military should gradually transition to a contract-based system, ensuring service members receive decent compensation for their service and the risks they undertake.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n   <p>Earlier, Ukraine\u2019s Foreign Minister stated that Moscow\u2019s attempts to destabilize the situation in Armenia had failed.<\/p>\n   <p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-discussed-diplomatic-efforts-to-end-the-war-with-steve-witkoff-and-jared-kushner\/\">Zelenskyy Discussed Diplomatic Efforts to End the War with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia&#8217;s political influence over other countries is diminishing, particularly in Azerbaijan, Moldova, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1385294,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,36415,36422,55,36572],"tags":[72927,72928,76,78,72926],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1385289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","category-11473-news-en-3","category-ukraine-en","category-11473-ukraine-en-news-en-5","tag-peace-talks","tag-sanctions-on-russia","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-ukraine-s-allies-aid"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Putin Will Face Domestic Problems When Ukraine Joins the EU, Zelenskyy Says - Freedom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/putin-will-face-domestic-problems-when-ukraine-joins-the-eu-zelenskyy-says\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Putin Will Face Domestic Problems When Ukraine Joins the EU, Zelenskyy Says - Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Russia&#8217;s political influence over other countries is diminishing, particularly in Azerbaijan, Moldova, ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/putin-will-face-domestic-problems-when-ukraine-joins-the-eu-zelenskyy-says\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-09T06:57:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-09T08:31:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zelensky_interview_wide_1300x750_61c33c9ba4d7456097f960ee556f243e-820x473.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"820\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"473\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Danylo Shportilo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Danylo Shportilo\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/putin-will-face-domestic-problems-when-ukraine-joins-the-eu-zelenskyy-says\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/putin-will-face-domestic-problems-when-ukraine-joins-the-eu-zelenskyy-says\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Danylo Shportilo\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/f4fe8d6d08deebcdee69f6671576d2d2\"},\"headline\":\"Putin Will Face Domestic Problems When Ukraine Joins the EU, Zelenskyy Says\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-09T06:57:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-09T08:31:04+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/putin-will-face-domestic-problems-when-ukraine-joins-the-eu-zelenskyy-says\/\"},\"wordCount\":314,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/putin-will-face-domestic-problems-when-ukraine-joins-the-eu-zelenskyy-says\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/zelensky_interview_wide_1300x750_61c33c9ba4d7456097f960ee556f243e.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Peace talks\",\"Sanctions on Russia\",\"\u0413\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0435\",\"\u041d\u0430 \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0443\u044e (\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0439\u0434\u0435\u0440)\",\"Ukraine\u2019s Allies &amp; 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