The motive that makes sense to me is that Zelensky is really speaking to everyone else in Russia who might be exhausted with the war, and seeking to embolden them. Ukraine can now do this from a position of strength, where Russia simply cannot protect their own airspace.
Ukrainians know how Russians think. If he was genuinely thinking he could request a meeting with someone who has personally ordered his death, he’d have to be stupider than Prigozhin. No, this was absolutely a power move, and a clear signal to Russians that Putin is weak.
The motive that makes sense to me is that Zelensky is really speaking to everyone else in Russia who might be exhausted with the war, and seeking to embolden them. Ukraine can now do this from a position of strength, where Russia simply cannot protect their own airspace.
Ukrainians know how Russians think. If he was genuinely thinking he could request a meeting with someone who has personally ordered his death, he’d have to be stupider than Prigozhin. No, this was absolutely a power move, and a clear signal to Russians that Putin is weak.