President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. File photoWASHINGTON, Mar 17Negotiations between Ukraine and Russia continue and are progressing «quite hard,» Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with NBC. «Negotiations are still ongoing. The negotiations are quite difficult,» Zelensky said. USA Joe Biden, that against the backdrop of the events in Ukraine, a third world war could easily flare up. «No one knows, it probably has already begun. And what is the likelihood of such a war starting if Ukraine falls? It is very difficult to say,» he replied «We have already seen this 80 years ago, when World War II broke out… No one could have predicted when a full-scale war would unfold,» Zelensky added. .jpg» />Europe is betraying Ukraine — in parts and entirely. He also stated that he considers the Ukrainian people «invincible» and foreign troops «will not be able to take away the dignity and love for their country from Ukrainians.» After the start of the special operation, the Russian and Ukrainian sides met in person three times, now negotiations conducted daily via videoconference. In addition, on March 10, in Antalya, with the mediation of Turkey, a meeting was held between the Foreign Ministers of Russia and Ukraine, Sergey Lavrov and Dmitry Kuleba. On February 24, Russia launched a special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to harassment and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense, the armed forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. With the support of the Russian army, units of the DPR and LPR are developing the offensive.