Zhelensky rejects proposal for ‘Olympic truce’ with “only benefitting Russia”

‘Stick to Russia’ China to push and pull…”Invite Ukraine Peace Conference”
‘Under the chin of Harkiu’ Russian air strikes “Control first…Can’t ease security fears”,
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Zelensky Ukrainian President
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, ‘ (Seoul=Yonhap) Reporter Lim Ji-woo = Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is at war with Russia, rejected the ceasefire proposal during the Paris Olympics period on the 17th (local time), saying it was “only favorable to Russia.”‘,
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, ‘ Zelensky President said in an interview with AFP on the same day that even if an Olympic ceasefire is in place, he cannot trust that President Putin will honor his promise to withdraw troops.’,
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, ‘ He emphasized, “There is a risk that Russia will bring in their weapons and troops into our territory without any restraint during the ceasefire period” and said, “We oppose any ceasefire that could be used advantageously by the enemy.”‘,
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, ‘ Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping jointly proposed a ceasefire during the Paris Olympics opening in July to Russia and Ukraine.’,
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, ‘ Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is on a state visit to China, only mentioned that he discussed the Olympic ceasefire issue at a summit with President Xi Jinping and did not mention whether the ceasefire would be implemented.’,
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, ‘ Amid Putin’s close dealings with President Xi Jinping during his two-day visit to China, Zelensky President also urged China to participate in the Ukrainian peace conference to be held in Switzerland next month.’,
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, ‘ He said that China wants to balance between Russia and the West, and expressed his hope that China would participate in this peace conference.’,
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, ‘ The Ukrainian Peace Conference, scheduled to be held in Switzerland on the 15th and 16th of next month, is a gathering of countries around the world to discuss ways to end the war in Ukraine and establish peace.’,
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, ‘ Representatives of various governments and international organizations from countries such as Korea and China have been invited, and Swiss President Viola Amherd announced that about 50 countries are expected to participate.’,
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, ‘ Russia, the aggressor in Ukraine, was not invited.’,
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, ‘ As interest is focused on China’s attendance at the conference amid China’s refraining from condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Zelensky President said that as countries with influence on Russia, the more countries that stand on our side wanting to end the war, the harder it will be for Russia to ignore.’,
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, ‘ He urged for the participation of more countries, saying not sending a delegation to this peace conference is a public response that ‘Russia wants to win’ when everyone wants peace.’,
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, ‘ Zelensky President, in this foreign media interview, which is the first since Russia intensified the air strikes on Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine, in the past few days, said that the situation in Kharkiv is currently under control but not yet stabilized.’,
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, ‘ He said, “Russia’s operations can be carried out in several waves of air attacks,” and “The first attack happened this time, and the situation has been initially controlled.”‘,
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, ‘ He warned, “It can be said that Russia did not achieve a great success this time, but we should not be too happy. We need to recognize that they are coming deeper into our territory.”‘,
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