Sybiga: By refusing negotiations, Putin lost the chance to end the failed war 06.06.2026 17:02 Ukrinform Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga emphasized that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has missed the opportunity to withdraw from the failed war by rejecting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s proposal for direct peace talks. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on social network X, Ukrinform reports. “By rejecting President Zelenskyy’s proposal for direct peace negotiations, Putin has lost his chance to exit this war, which has been unsuccessful for him. From now on, things will only get worse for Russia. Battlefield losses will relentlessly increase, and defeats will become increasingly humiliating. The economy will sink even deeper into recession. More jobs will be lost, taxes will rise, and inflation will hit the most vulnerable segments of the population,” the minister stated. He stressed that Russia no longer has safe havens that are not subject to Ukraine’s “long-range sanctions,” the intensity of which will only grow. International pressure on the Russian Federation will also intensify, “including the use of frozen assets, entry bans, and inevitable accountability for crimes,” said the head of Ukrainian diplomacy. He emphasized that all of this is because “the Kremlin fanatic seeks to cling to power at all costs and is ready to sacrifice the future of his own country and kill millions of people for his insane illusions” and “does not want to admit the simple truth: he will never achieve his goals on the battlefield.” “Russia will still have to agree to a diplomatic settlement, but the terms will be much worse,” emphasized the head of the foreign affairs agency. Sybiga stressed that the Russian leader had better abandon futile hopes of Ukraine’s collapse and a decrease in its support from partners. “This refusal of Putin’s from peace should lead to a significant strengthening of international pressure on Russia and an increase in support for Ukraine,” the minister stated. As Ukrinform reported, on June 4, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote an open letter to Putin and proposed a personal meeting to end the war. He noted that such a meeting could take place in third countries that traditionally serve as platforms for international negotiations. The Kremlin leader, commenting the next day on the open letter from the President of Ukraine, stated that he currently sees no point in meeting with the Ukrainian leader. Zelenskyy stated that Putin’s response to his open letter was weak and means that Russia is once again choosing war. Putin Zelenskyy Sybiga War with Russia