Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed his willingness to cede occupied Ukrainian territory to Russia to “achieve peace”.
This is the first time Zelenskyy has even mentioned conceding Ukrainian land to Russia since the war broke out in early 2022.
According to a report by UK-based daily, The Telegraph, Zelenskyy disclosed that Kyiv is willing to work out a ceasefire deal with Moscow, and ready to cede the occupied territory to Russia, if it can happen only under the ‘umbrella of NATO’.
The Ukrainian President asserted that ceding of Ukrainian territory to Russia will be ‘temporary’, and after a ceasefire deal is reached, Ukraine, with NATO’s help, can later “diplomatically” negotiate the return of its territory, which is currently under Russian occupied. “But right now, it has become necessary to end the war and achieve peace”.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterated his new subdued stance in another interview, stating that the Russia-Ukraine war needs to end and Kyiv was willing to give up territory to Russia in order to reach a ceasefire agreement with Moscow.
“We are willing to give up the territory of Ukraine, which is currently occupied by Russians, if we we want to stop this terrible phase of the war,” Zelenskyy told Sky News in an interview. “We need to do this and do it fast, late Ukraine can get back its territory diplomatically,” he asserted.
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