{"id":454697,"date":"2022-05-29T21:03:08","date_gmt":"2022-05-29T18:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/zelensky-says-putin-does-not-fully-understand-his-own-war\/"},"modified":"2022-05-29T21:03:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T18:03:08","slug":"zelensky-says-putin-does-not-fully-understand-his-own-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/zelensky-says-putin-does-not-fully-understand-his-own-war\/","title":{"rendered":"#Zelensky says Putin &#8216;does not fully understand&#8217; his own war"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28cd9ef2a4d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28cd9ef2a4d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/zelensky-says-putin-does-not-fully-understand-his-own-war\/#%E2%80%9CZelensky_says_Putin_%E2%80%98does_not_fully_understand_his_own_war%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Zelensky says Putin &#8216;does not fully understand&#8217; his own war&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/zelensky-says-putin-does-not-fully-understand-his-own-war\/#More_coverage_on_the_Ukraine_war\" >More coverage on the Ukraine war<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CZelensky_says_Putin_%E2%80%98does_not_fully_understand_his_own_war%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Zelensky says Putin &#8216;does not fully understand&#8217; his own war&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that the Kremlin is not \u201cserious\u201d about negotiation efforts to end the war \u2014 and blasted Russian leader Vladimir Putin as living in an \u201calternative reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking through a translator, Zelensky told CNN\u2019s Fareed Zakaria, who interviewed him from Davos, Switzerland, that his early optimism on the negotiations has stalled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t see their willingness, nor can I see any practicality in what we are talking about,\u201d Zelensky said, adding that he wants to speak with Putin directly.<\/p>\n<p>Putin, he said, needs to be \u201cshoved into the reality of today \u2014 not being in this bubble, this alternative reality of his that he has been building for quite a long time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Kremlin leader \u201cdoes not fully understand what\u2019s going on,\u201d Zelensky said, adding the war will not end until Putin sees the truth and exits his \u201cworld of propaganda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPerhaps then will he understand we should start talking and should put [an] end to this war that he launched.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/volodymyr-zelensky-ukraine-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky\" class=\"wp-image-22456401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/volodymyr-zelensky-ukraine-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/volodymyr-zelensky-ukraine-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/volodymyr-zelensky-ukraine-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky  meets with Ukrainian servicemen during a visit to the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on May 29. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE\/EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/putin-8.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22456511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/putin-8.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/putin-8.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/putin-8.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Russian President Vladimir Putin<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The pessimistic remarks came as Zelensky on Sunday visited troops in Kharkiv, Ukraine\u2019s second-largest city, for the first time since the war broke out.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_coverage_on_the_Ukraine_war\"><\/span>More coverage on the Ukraine war<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI feel boundless pride in our defenders. Every day, risking their lives, they fight for Ukraine\u2019s freedom,\u201d he wrote on the Telegram about his rare frontline <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/volodymyr-zelensky-ukraine-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Buildings lie in ruin in Kharkiv, Ukraine on May 29. \" class=\"wp-image-22456400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/volodymyr-zelensky-ukraine-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/volodymyr-zelensky-ukraine-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/volodymyr-zelensky-ukraine-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Buildings lie in ruin in Kharkiv, Ukraine on May 29. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE\/EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Russian troops currently control about 30% of the badly-shelled Kharkiv, according to Ukrainian officials, and Zelensky said Saturday that protecting the country\u2019s eastern region remains \u201cindescribably difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The warring countries took part in close-quarter combat Sunday in Sievierodonetsk as Russia doubles down on their efforts to take the Donbas region.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Residents of the city \u2014 left without water or cell service \u2014 risked getting hit by bullets when getting water from wells, its mayor Oleksandr Striuk said.<\/p>\n<p>Sievierodonetsk is the biggest city that Ukraine controls in its Luhansk region, whose governor Serhiy Gaidai said Sunday the fighting was so intense he has no clue how many people died this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u201dThe situation has extremely escalated,\u201d Gaidai said.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky said Saturday his country still needs more weapons to protect the region.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/volodymyr-zelensky-ukraine-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky \" class=\"wp-image-22456399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/volodymyr-zelensky-ukraine-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/volodymyr-zelensky-ukraine-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/volodymyr-zelensky-ukraine-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with Finnish Prime Minister Marin in Kyiv, Ukraine on May 26. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">UKRAINE PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE\/EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEvery day we are working on strengthening our defenses. 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