“Zelenskyi said that Ukraine will not recognize the Russian status of Donbas”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Volodymyr Zelenskyi. Photo: Getty Images Source: Zelensky during a conversation with the Ukrainian mass media
Direct speech Zelensky: “As for the position of the Russians, it has not changed yet, you know that they want our Donbas. Our position is practical, real, fair, we stand by it, and we do not want to give up our Donbas. The Americans want to find a compromise, they offer a free economic zone. I emphasize once again, a free economic zone does not mean that it is under the leadership of the Russian Federation.”
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Details: Zelensky emphasized that the issue of territories is being discussed, but Ukraine will not recognize the temporarily occupied part of Donbas as Russian.
Zelensky’s direct speech: “Neither de jure nor de facto we will recognize Donbas as Russian. The part that is temporarily occupied. However, we will discuss the issue of the territory. You know that it is one of the key ones. We do not have a consensus yet.”
Prehistory:
During the negotiations in Berlin, American negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner put pressure on Ukrainian representatives from demanding to give up the part of Donbas controlled by it.