Zelensky said he would not negotiate after the end of the referenda

President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. File photoMOSCOW, Sep 25Volodymyr Zelensky said that negotiations with Russia would become impossible after referendums were held in the DPR, LPR, and Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. — or diplomatic negotiations with the President of the Russian Federation,» Zelensky said in an interview with the American television channel CBS. height=»338″ data-source-sid=»ruptly» class=»lazyload» width=»1920″ height=»1080″ decoding=»async» sizes=»(min-width: 600px) 600px, 100vw» src= «https://cdnn21.img.ria.ru/images/07e6/09/18/1819237650_0:0:1920:1080_1920x0_80_0_0_b6a488df1a4c12c8be0510eac7f00007.jpg» srcset=»data:image/svg+http%20xmlsvg: //www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20width=%221920%22%20height=%221080%22%3E%3C/svg%3E 100w «data-srcset=»https://cdnn21.img. ria.ru/images/07e6/09/18/181923765 0_0:0:1920:1080_640x0_80_0_0_b9db906815de72728f78169d13ab4f37.jpg 640w,https://cdnn21.img.ria.ru/images/07e6/09/18/1819237650_0:0:1920:1080_1280x0_80_0_0_61904b65ae118cdb227828421ed0b909.jpg 1280w,https://cdnn21.img. ria.ru/images/07e6/09/18/1819237650_0:0:1920:1080_1920x0_80_0_0_b6a488df1a4c12c8be0510eac7f00007.jpg 1920w»>Lavrov: residents of Donbass respond to Zelensky's call to get out of UkraineHe also once again called on the United States to provide assistance to Ukraine. According to him, at the moment, Washington allocates $1.5 billion a month to Kyiv «to maintain the budget.» The referendum on joining Russia started on September 23 in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, as well as in the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. Voting will continue for five days, until September 27 inclusive. The public addressed the regional authorities with the initiative to immediately hold referendums. According to the representatives of the republics and regions, joining Russia will secure their territories and restore historical justice. In their opinion, this decision is extremely necessary in the context of constant acts of terror by the Ukrainian authorities and NATO members, who supply weapons to kill civilians. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia would support the decision made by the residents of Donbass, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. Niiniste did not see the threat of using Russian troops outside Ukraine