He made the remarks in an interview with the Associated Press a day after at least 52 people were killed in an attack on a train station in the eastern city of Kramatorsk and as evidence emerged of civilian killings after Russian troops failed to occupy the capital. , Kyiv, where he died. “No one wants to negotiate with an individual or with people who have tortured this nation. It is understandable. And as a human being, as a father, I understand that very well,” Zelensky said. But “we do not want to miss opportunities, if we have them, for a diplomatic solution.” Wearing the monotonous olive tree that marked his transformation into a wartime leader, he seemed visibly exhausted but inspired by the desire to persevere. “We have to fight, but we have to fight for life. You can not fight for dust when there is nothing and there are no people. That is why it is important to stop this war,” he said. PHOTOS Day 45 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine:
Russian troops withdrawing from northern Ukraine are now regrouping for an intensive push to retake the eastern Donbass region, including the besieged port city of Mariupol, which Ukrainian fighters are trying to defend. Zelensky said he was convinced the Ukrainians would accept peace despite the horrors they have seen in the more than six-week war that began on February 24. These included gruesome images of civilian corpses found in courtyards, parks and city squares and buried in mass graves in Kiev’s Bucha suburb after the withdrawal of Russian troops. Ukrainian and Western leaders have blamed Moscow for war crimes. Russia falsely claimed that the scenes in Bucha were staged. He also blamed Ukraine for the attack on the train station as thousands of people rushed to flee in anticipation of an impending Russian attack.

Western support is “not enough”

Despite hopes for peace, Zelensky acknowledged that he needed to be “realistic” about the prospects for a speedy settlement, as negotiations have so far been limited to low-level talks that do not include Russian President Vladimir Putin. He spoke to the AP inside the presidential office complex, where windows and corridors are guarded by towers with sandbags and heavily armed soldiers. Zelensky showed a tangible sense of resignation and frustration when asked if his country’s arms and other equipment supplies from the United States and other Western nations were enough to turn the tide of the war. CLOCKS What happened last week of Russia’s attack on Ukraine:

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Creepy scenes unfolded in Bucha, prompting world leaders to call for war crimes investigations. The following is a summary of the disaster from April 2 to April 8. 7:46
“Not yet,” he said, switching to English for emphasis. “Of course it is not enough.” However, he noted that there was growing support from Europe and said US arms deliveries had accelerated. Just this week, neighboring Slovakia, a member of the European Union, donated the Soviet-era S-300 air defense system to Ukraine in response to Zelensky’s call for help to “close the skies” on Russian warplanes and missiles. Zelensky and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, walk through central Kiev on Saturday after Johnson paid a surprise visit to the Ukrainian capital. (Office of the President of Ukraine / The Associated Press)
Part of this support came from visits by European leaders. Following a meeting with Zelensky in Kviv earlier on Saturday, Austrian Chancellor Carl Nehammer said he expected more EU sanctions against Russia, despite defending his country’s opposition so far to a halt to Russian gas supplies. The United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom have responded to the Bucharest images with more sanctions, including targeting Putin’s adult daughters. While the EU has for the first time chased Russia’s coal-fired energy sector, it has so far failed to agree to cut off the much more lucrative oil and gas funding to Putin’s war chest, but on which Europe relies on generate electricity and fill fuel tanks and keep the industry in turmoil. We had a phone conversation with him – @ ZelenskyyUa
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson also paid a surprise visit on Saturday to meet with Zelensky, with his office saying they discussed “long-term support” for Britain. In Kyiv, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented the Ukrainian leader on Friday with a questionnaire marking the first step in applying for EU membership. It can take weeks – an unusually fast reversal – although securing membership will take much longer. Zelensky became introverted when asked what impact the pace of arms deliveries had on his people and whether more lives could have been saved if help had come earlier. “Very often we look for answers in someone else, but I often look for answers in myself. Did we do enough to get them?” said about the weapons. “Did we do enough for these leaders to believe in us? Did we do enough?” He paused and shook his head. “We are the best for this place and this time? Who knows? I do not know. You are questioning yourself,” he said.