Zelensky believes that the ceasefire will not help Ukraine

According to him, "freezing the conflict" will create a pause that will allow Russia to "take a breather."

“They will not use this pause to change their geopolitics,” Zelensky said.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has previously insisted that negotiations with Russia are only possible for Kyiv after it has been "defeated on the battlefield."

As Russian President Vladimir Putin noted earlier, Moscow does not refuse negotiations on Ukraine, but the later they begin, the more difficult it will be to negotiate with Russia.