Russia’s stance that the Ukraine conflict can only be resolved if its root causes are addressed is “s**t,” Vladimir Zelensky has said.
The Ukrainian leader is increasingly using profanities in public statements and insulting those who disagree with his policies.
The latest verbal attack was quoted by Axios on Tuesday as Russian and Ukrainian delegations met in Geneva for US-facilitated talks. Zelensky lashed out at the head of the Russian team, Vladimir Medinsky. A historian by background, Medinsky argues – along with many Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin – that the crisis’s historical roots must be considered.
“We don’t have time for all this s**t,” Zelensky told the outlet. “So we have to decide, and have to finish the war.”