President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country won’t accept any outcome from this week's talks if Kyiv doesn't take part.
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00:00Residents in Kyiv have expressed both skepticism and concern about the meeting between US and
00:06Russian diplomats in Saudi Arabia.
00:10The talks were aimed at negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine, but did not include
00:15any officials from the war-torn country.
00:17It is unacceptable, yes, it is unacceptable for Ukraine, I agree with our president, I
00:22support his insistence on the fact that Ukraine should be present, not just present, but dictate
00:31its conditions, because the country is an aggressor, it cannot come and dictate its
00:38conditions, and especially the mediators, they, I...
00:43In Moscow, however, some locals believe that Russian interests should be a top priority.
00:48We have lost too much to make these concessions, so, of course, we want peace, but at the same
00:57time, we need to go all the way, to defend our interests, first of all, and I hope that
01:05our president, in this situation, will do the right thing.
01:11Outside of the warring nations, there are concerns surrounding the safety of Europe
01:15in general.
01:18In Poland, for example, a NATO nation that borders Ukraine, many fear that a deal made
01:23between Washington and Moscow could damage security and democracy, both on the continent
01:28and beyond.