Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Zelenskyy Urges Putin To Negotiate As Russia Escalates Attacks

As attacks continue to escalate, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is urging Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to negotiate, CBS News reports.

"Time to talk," Zelenskyy said. "It is time to restore territorial integrity and justice for Ukraine. Otherwise, Russia's losses will be such that it will take you several generations to recover."

Zelenskyy states that Russian forces are besieging major cities in the country, prohibiting crucial resources from making it to neighboring parts of Ukraine, the Associated Press reports.

According to the Pentagon, over 7,000 Russian troops have been killed thus far. Putin continues to assert that Ukrainian civilians had embraced troops from Russia.

"It’s time to meet, time to speak,” Zalenskyy stressed. “I want to be heard by everyone, especially in Moscow.”

According to the United Nations, around six and a half million people have been expelled from Ukraine due to the war, along with over three million who have escaped the country.