What Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said about Russia–Ukraine peace negotiations
4 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 22, 2026
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, has been quoted on Russia–Ukraine peace negotiations 4 times in 1 episode of The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, most recently on October 22, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Zelenskyy argued that because public hatred will not disappear, a ceasefire is the only feasible step and is itself a huge compromise.
“But that's why we say a ceasefire is the only step Because people have such hatred, it's not going away”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: President Zelenskyy: Peace Is A Huge Compromise, The Horrific Atrocities Of Russian War Crimes! (Oct 22, 2026) · Listen from 1:19:14
Zelenskyy said a just peace requires that those guilty of war crimes be punished.
“Why do we talk about a just peace? Some people ask, well, what is a just peace? Well, somehow there has to be justice. The guilty must be punished”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: President Zelenskyy: Peace Is A Huge Compromise, The Horrific Atrocities Of Russian War Crimes! (Oct 22, 2026) · Listen from 1:25:14
Zelenskyy warned that ceding the fortified eastern cities Russia demands would leave Ukraine highly exposed without security guarantees.
“And if we hand these cities of ours over to them, then the risk is huge”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: President Zelenskyy: Peace Is A Huge Compromise, The Horrific Atrocities Of Russian War Crimes! (Oct 22, 2026) · Listen from 1:38:45
Zelenskyy argued Trump could bring Putin to negotiations by using the same tough rhetoric toward Putin that he uses toward Zelenskyy.
“President Trump, he needs to adopt that kind of rhetoric about Putin”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: President Zelenskyy: Peace Is A Huge Compromise, The Horrific Atrocities Of Russian War Crimes! (Oct 22, 2026) · Listen from 1:46:30
Episodes
President Zelenskyy: Peace Is A Huge Compromise, The Horrific Atrocities Of Russian War Crimes!The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Oct 22, 2026 · 1 h 50 min
Steven Bartlett interviews Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about the personal toll of war, the 2022 invasion, Bucha, peace terms, and his dispute with Donald Trump.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy on other topics
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- Attacks on energy infrastructure in the Russo-Ukrainian war · 3 quotes
- Bucha massacre · 2 quotes
- Battle of Kyiv (2022) · 2 quotes
- Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation · 2 quotes
- Fatherhood · 1 quote
- Strait of Hormuz · 1 quote
- Russian nuclear threats · 1 quote