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According to a report by Reference News citing Russian News Agency in Moscow on July 23,Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, who arrived in Kyiv, that he understood that the conflict in Ukraine must end as soon as possible. Zelensky's Telegram social channel released a video of the meeting between the two.

"I think we all understand that we should of course end the war as quickly as possible," Zelensky said.

Zelensky called Parolin's visit "a strong signal from the Vatican" and thanked him for attending a Ukrainian peace summit in Switzerland in June.

In addition, Zelensky said in an interview with British media a few days ago thatThe possibility of holding peace talks with Russian representatives is not ruled out, even if the Russian representative is President Putin.

According to CCTV4 Asia Today, citing TASS, Ukrainian President Zelensky recently accepted an interview with the BBC.Recognize the possibility of peace talks with Russian representatives, including with Russian President Vladimir Putin.In response, the Russian side said it is currently impossible to make a judgment on Zelensky’s statement.

Some analysts believe thatZelensky may try to reach out to Trump, who may come to power in the future, by expressing his willingness to negotiate.Zelensky spoke with Trump on the phone on the 19th. Although Trump said that "the call was very good", he did not comment on the key issue of whether he supported continued aid to Ukraine, and reiterated that he would "end this conflict that has claimed countless lives." In an interview with the media, Zelensky said that if the United States has a new leader, Ukraine needs to cooperate with him.

It is worth noting that Zelensky’s previous statements on the Russia-Ukraine peace talks have always been tough.

On October 4, 2022, Ukrainian President Zelensky approved the National Security and Defense Council of UkraineThe decision on the impossibility of negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin.This means that it is basically impossible for Ukraine to negotiate with Russia while Putin is the Russian president.

Russian News Agency reported on March 30, 2024 that Ukrainian President Zelensky said for the first time thatMoscow and Kiev could start peace talks even without restoring the 1991 Ukrainian borders, and now he is talking about the Russian-Ukrainian borders in 2022.

Kiev has previously said peace talks could not be launched unless Russian troops withdrew beyond Ukraine's 1991 borders, the report said.

In recent days, Russia has launched a fierce offensive on the front line.

CCTV News reported that the Russian Ministry of Defense issued a battle report on July 23 local time, saying that the Russian army controlled the Ivano-Dariyevka settlement in the Donetsk region. In the past day, Russian army groups attacked Ukrainian troops and destroyed tanks, armored vehicles, howitzers and other weapons and equipment and facilities. Russian air defense forces shot down 151 Ukrainian drones.

On the same day, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces issued a war report saying that a total of 83 battles took place on the front line that day. In the Pokrovsk region, the Russian army launched 27 attacks on Ukrainian positions that day.

According to a Reuters report on July 22, Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Alexander Sersky said on the 22nd:Russian troops are launching a fierce offensive to try to advance towards Pokrovsk, a logistics hub in eastern Ukraine, with heavy fighting taking place across the entire front.

Nearly 29 months into the conflict, Ukraine has stepped up mobilization to address manpower shortages and received artillery reinforcements from the West, but Russian troops continue to advance.

Daily Economic News is compiled from CCTV4 Asia Today, Cankaoxiaoxi.com, and CCTV News

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