Mr Zelenksy said some countries wanted Kyiv to sign a swift peace deal with Moscow because of their close trade ties with Russia, which have been disrupted by sanctions imposed since the invasion. “Britain is definitely on our side. It is not carrying out a balancing act,” he told the Economist. “Britain wants Ukraine to win and Russia to lose, but I’m not ready to say whether Britain wants the war to last or not. “For other countries, it would be better for the war to end quickly because Russia’s market is large and their economies are suffering as a result of the war.” Germany has exported more goods in value to Russia and imported more Russian products than any other EU country each year for the past six years, according to the EU statistical office. Macron said Monday: “We do not want to escalate this war. “No one wants this conflict to become global.” At last week’s NATO summit in Brussels, Mr Soltz and Mr Macron both stressed the need to keep diplomatic channels open to Moscow to finally ensure peace.
