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Zelensky Says Ban on Talks with Russia Does Not Apply to Him
TASS ^ | 5/13/25

Posted on 05/13/2025 10:10:50 AM PDT by marshmallow

Vladimir Zelensky claimed his decree was meant to prevent potential contacts between fugitive Ukrainian opposition activists and Russia’s authorities

MOSCOW, May 13. /TASS/. Vladimir Zelensky has said that his decree banning talks with Russia does not apply to him.

"Under the National Security and Defense Council’s resolution - and the constitution says the same, I am in charge of this mission and no one but me can engage in talks related to Ukraine’s sovereignty. No one but me can hold relevant talks with the Russian leader and leaders of other countries. This is my right and duty I haven’t banned myself from anything," he told journalists before leaving for Turkey.

Zelensky claimed his decree was meant to prevent potential contacts between fugitive Ukrainian opposition activists and Russia’s authorities.

On October 4, 2022, Zelensky signed a decree to enforce the National Security and Defense Council’s resolution banning any talks with Russia.

Speaking to reporters in the Kremlin on May 11, Russian President Vladimir Putin invited the Kiev authorities to resume the direct talks they broke off in 2022 without any preliminary conditions. He proposed to launch a dialogue on May 15 in Istanbul.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: beggarofkiev; greengrifter; littledictator; loltypical; zelviswinsprettysoon; zestinky

1 posted on 05/13/2025 10:10:50 AM PDT by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow

L’État, c’est moi!


2 posted on 05/13/2025 10:14:57 AM PDT by Vesuvian
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To: marshmallow

He is a real piece of work.


3 posted on 05/13/2025 10:16:24 AM PDT by cableguymn (Can't cancel all of us)
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To: cableguymn

I dunno. Of course he has to talk with Russia. That law may have been overly broad or misguided but seriously, they have to talk to each other.


4 posted on 05/13/2025 10:21:42 AM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: marshmallow

Zelensky also banned Ukraine men between the ages of 18 to 60 from leaving the country, but of course that didn’t include him either as he flies around the world on his begging tours.


5 posted on 05/13/2025 10:22:06 AM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: marshmallow

This will not stop until he is removed from power and the country is returned back to the people.


6 posted on 05/13/2025 10:22:51 AM PDT by Openurmind
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To: marshmallow
Always the dicktator.

It's a broken record.

7 posted on 05/13/2025 10:25:45 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: Openurmind

Even in the dark days of world war Two the Allies had ways to Talk to Hitler and Mussolini. We gave them the formula for Penicillin to treat the wounded. This might have saved Hitler’s life after the bomb that almost killed him and drug the war on for months. Field Marshall Rommel could have surrendered to the allies.


8 posted on 05/13/2025 10:27:01 AM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (. War is Hell, War IS a Crime.)
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To: monkeyshine

Zelensky does everything he can to make sure he bans any opposition from the microphone.

Zelensky knows that and end to the war means an election to get rid of him.


9 posted on 05/13/2025 10:28:00 AM PDT by dforest
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To: marshmallow

Contortion and extortion.

That’s his game.


10 posted on 05/13/2025 10:31:20 AM PDT by Biblebelter
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To: marshmallow

Some people are just Special.


11 posted on 05/13/2025 10:33:40 AM PDT by CatHerd (Whoever said "all's fair in love and war" probably never participated in either.)
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To: mass55th
Zelensky also banned Ukraine men between the ages of 18 to 60 from leaving the country, but of course that didn’t include him either as he flies around the world on his begging tours.

Do you not see a difference between Zelensky flying around the world and military-age Ukrainians trying to flee the country? Zelensky is not "fleeing".
12 posted on 05/13/2025 10:39:58 AM PDT by adorno ( )
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To: marshmallow

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13 posted on 05/13/2025 11:24:41 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: marshmallow

He gets more funny by the day.


14 posted on 05/13/2025 11:32:08 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (The road is a dangerous place man, you can die out here...or worse. -Johnny Paycheck, 1980, Reno, NV)
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To: marshmallow

The self appointed dictator has spoken. Despite the fact that Russia does not recognize his authority as an unelected dictator. This has been pointed out more times than I can count. So what is the MI-6/CIA dishing up next? It ain’t no meeting...


15 posted on 05/13/2025 11:34:32 AM PDT by foundedonpurpose (Praise Hashem, for his restoration of all things! )
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To: foundedonpurpose

“MI-6/CIA dishing up next? It ain’t no meeting...”

We can only hope.


16 posted on 05/13/2025 11:43:43 AM PDT by Veto! (Trump Is Superman)
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To: marshmallow

“No one but me can hold relevant talks with the Russian leader and leaders of other countries.”

It’s common for dictators to say that.


17 posted on 05/13/2025 1:04:58 PM PDT by McGruff
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To: marshmallow

The spot light on Zelensky must have went out he’s panicking.


18 posted on 05/13/2025 1:39:37 PM PDT by Vaduz
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To: Forward the Light Brigade

“Field Marshall Rommel could have surrendered to the allies.”

Rommel wanted to end it, but he had family at home who were under threat.


19 posted on 05/13/2025 2:33:15 PM PDT by Openurmind
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To: Openurmind
This will not stop until he is removed from power and the country is returned back to the people.

If he gets removed, whoever replaces him will probably be pretty similar. (Just like all the arguments about killing Putin!) Ukraine has politicians that pass this stuff, Zelensky isn't just dropping dictatorial decrees on his own!
20 posted on 05/14/2025 5:49:02 AM PDT by Svartalfiar (-)
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