on sunday. i don t think this is a big secret. the people from the u.s. are coming to us tomorrow. ish be meeting with the sate secretary mr. blinken and the defense secretary. and we will be waiting for the time when the security situation allows for the president to come and talk to us. reporter: the u.s. state department and white house declined to comment on the matter. but skenlsky said talks alone won t help ukraine. why is it important for leaders to come to you? i will give you a pragmatic answer. because they should not come here with empty hands now. we are waiting not just for presents or cakes. we are expecting specific things and specific weapons. on friday a russian general made clear one of moscow s goals in ukraine by saying russia intends to seize southern parts of the country, to create a land corridor between the eastern donbas region and crimea. on saturday, for the first time in weeks, russia launched major strikes on the southern port
coming to us tomorrow. i shall be meeting with the state secretary, mr. blinken, and the defense secretary. and we will be waiting for the time when the security situation allows for the president to come and talk to us. reporter: the u.s. state department and white house declined to comment on the matter, but zelenskyy said talks alone won t help ukraine. translator: why is it important for leaders to come to us? i will give you a pragmatic answer, because they should not come here with empty hands now. we are waiting not just for presents of cakes, we are expecting specific things and specific weapons. reporter: on friday, a russian general made clear one of moscow s goals in ukraine by saying russia intends to seize southern parts of the country to create a land corridor between the eastern donbas region and crimea. on saturday, for the first time in weeks, russia launched major strikes on the southern port city of odesa, which ukrainian officials said hit a residential
declined to comment on the matter, but zelenskyy said talks alone won t help ukraine. translator: why is it important for leaders to come to us? i will give you a pragmatic answer because they should not come here with empty hands now. we are waiting not just for presents or cakes, we are expecting specific things and specific weapons. reporter: friday, a russian general made clear one of moscow s goals in ukraine by saying russia intends to seize southern parts of the country to create a land corridor between the eastern donbas region and crimea. on saturday, for the first time in weeks, russia launched major strikes on the southern port city of odesa which ukrainian officials say hit a residential building, killing at least eight, including an infant. the russian defense ministry said it was targeting a terminal which housed weapons supplied by the united states and european nations. there was also no letup in the bombardment of the eastern
white house declined to comment on the matter but zelenskyy said talks alone won t help ukraine. translator: why is it important for leaders to come to us? i will give give you a pragmatic answer, because they should not come here with empty hands now. we are waiting not just for presents or cakes. we are expecting specific things. and specific weapons. on friday, a russian general made clear one of moscow s goals in ukraine by saying russia intends to seize southern parts of the country. to create a land corridor between the eastern donbas region and crimea. on saturday for the first time in weeks, russia launched major strikes on the southern port city of odesa, which ukrainian officials say hit a extension building killing at least eight including an infant. the russian defense ministry said it was targeting a terminal housing weapons supplied by the united states and european nations. there was also know let-up in the bombardment of the eastern
important for leaders to come to us? i will give you a pragmatic answer because they should not come here with empty hands now. we are waiting not just for presents or cakes, we are expecting specific things and specific weapons. reporter: friday, a russian general made clear one of moscow s goals in ukraine by saying russia intends to seize southern parts of the country to create a land corridor between the eastern donbas region and crimea. on saturday, for the first time in weeks, russia launched major strikes on the southern port city of odesa which ukrainian officials say hit a residential building, killing at least eight, including an infant. the russian defense ministry said it was targeting a terminal which housed weapons supplied by the united states and european nations. there was also no letup in the bombardment of the eastern