“The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said that Ukraine currently does not have enough forces to return Donbas and Crimea by military means. The country is counting on diplomacy and pressure on Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelenskyi in an interview with Le Parisien. The head of state rejected the possibility of Ukraine’s complete relinquishment of the temporarily occupied Crimea and Donbas, as the Constitution prohibits this.”, — write on: ua.news
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said that Ukraine currently does not have enough forces to return Donbas and Crimea by military means. The country is counting on diplomacy and pressure on Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelenskyi in an interview with Le Parisien.
The head of state rejected the possibility of Ukraine’s complete relinquishment of the temporarily occupied Crimea and Donbas, as the Constitution prohibits this.
“De facto, these territories are now controlled by the Russians. We do not have the power to return them. We can only count on diplomatic pressure from the international community to force Putin to sit down at the negotiating table,” he said.
To the question of whether the head of Ukraine is ready for negotiations with Putin, Zelenskyi answered that it is not important who sits at the table, but what position. According to the president, the position of our country is not weak, but not strong either, as it remains unknown whether the country will be a member of NATO and the EU.
“Yes, in the future, but when? Sitting at the table with Putin under these conditions means giving him the right to decide for us,” the head of state added.
In addition, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, emphasized that no country or world leader has the right to negotiate with Russia on behalf of Ukraine. He noted that any dialogue with the Kremlin is possible only if there is an agreed action plan and only from a position of strength.
It’s also worth noting that President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming national security adviser, Mike Waltz, said he was studying several proposals to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
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