Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that his country is committed to ending the war with Russia but he urged dozens of European leaders to ramp up sanctions if President Vladimir Putin continues to play for time in talks aimed at securing a truce. (Video courtesy of Host Broadcaster/AP)
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00:00of you know that this week had a real chance to take important steps toward ending this war
00:07if only Putin had not been afraid to come to Turkey. I was in Ankara yesterday and thanks
00:15for participation and hosting us, President Erdogan, and I was ready for a direct meeting
00:23with Putin whether in Ankara or in Istanbul and not just for a meeting but to resolve all the
00:30important all the important issues to my mind but he didn't agree to anything I mean Putin and you can
00:38also see that the Russian delegation that came to Istanbul is of a very low level none of them are
00:45people who actually make decisions in Russia. Still I send our team to Istanbul led by Ukraine's
00:53Minister of Defense at least to see if those Russians can actually decide anything our number
01:02one priority is a full unconditional and honest ceasefire this must happen immediately to stop
01:08the killing and create a solid basis for for diplomacy first of all. If it turns out that the Russian
01:19delegation really is just theatrical and can't deliver any results today the world must respond
01:27there needs to be a strong reaction including sanctions against Russia's energy sector and banks
01:35pressure must continue to rise until real progress is made.
01:40The Russian delegation
01:55Thank you
01:56of