spoke inside kyiv as they gave that press conference calling for an end to the conflict, saying this could only be achieved through diplomatic means, namely through negotiation. this is a message we ve heard in the past from other world leaders trying to mediate peace between russia and ukraine, calling for both sides to come to the negotiating table, cyril ramaphosa saying it is better for all if this war ends sooner rather than later. but as you mentioned there, we have heard repeatedly now from ukraine s president zelenskyy about his thoughts and the thoughts of the ukrainian government when it comes to the prospects of negotiations between russia and ukraine and the clear red lines that president zelenskyy has been clear for months on, this can t happen, at least not in the eyes of the ukrainian government, unless there is a full and complete withdrawal of russian troops from ukrainian territory. take a listen. today, as i said many times, making it very clear, that to allow any
terms of opening the potential for negotiations. president zelenskyy reiterating that message yesterday that there can be no prospect for negotiations while russian troops are still on ukrainian territory. take a listen. translator: today as i said many times making it very clear that to allow any negotiations with russia now while the occupier is on our land is to freeze the war, to freeze everything, pain and suffering. reporter: there s also some skepticism with president zelenskyy with this roadmap. he did send a message to the african leaders to call for prisoners to be released from crimea, prisoners captured in crimea which of course was annexed back in 2014. we heard from the kremlin spokesperson, dmitry peskov, saying president putin be is open to a solution to what they described as the ukrainian
each essentially sitting next to each other, a former occupier and each other, a former occupier and a each other, a former occupier and a former occupied nation, and and a former occupied nation, and it and a former occupied nation, and it tells you of the priorities they have. the fact they priorities they have. the fact they both have to deal with a much they both have to deal with a much more unstable indo pacific, the fact that when indo pacific, the fact that when north korea fires and intercontinental ballistic missile, sometimes alarms go off in missile, sometimes alarms go off injapan. many fall into japanese territorial waters so the alarming rate at which these the alarming rate at which these nuclear weapons or the nuclear these nuclear weapons or the nuclear power is being developed in north korea will almost developed in north korea will almost inevitably pulljapan in and that almost inevitably pulljapan in and that is why these two men need and th
not been china. these two countries have not been friendly. this is south not been friendly. this is south korea, a country essentially sitting down with a historical occupier and domestically, that doesn t play well in domestically, that doesn t play well in south korea. but as you mentioned, washington is watching this very closely and these watching this very closely and these two countries are key allies these two countries are key allies of these two countries are key allies of washington in unstable region. if you look at the big unstable region. if you look at the big picture of the world, president biden is saying to these president biden is saying to these two men, we know it is a tense these two men, we know it is a tense and these two men, we know it is a tense and intertwined in complicated history, you have a lot of complicated history, you have a lot of explanation for your people. lot of explanation for your people, but you have to say there people