Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rules out the possibility of withdrawing Ukrainian troops from the unoccupied part of Donetsk region as a precondition for a complete ceasefire. “We will not leave Donbas. We cannot do that. For the Russians, Donbas is a bridgehead for a
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future new offensive. A few years – and Putin will have an open path to Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions. And not only that. Also to Kharkiv. Right now, they want to give them about 9,000 square kilometers, which is about 30% of the entire Donetsk region (the size
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of the unoccupied territory – ed.), and this is a bridgehead for new aggression.” Zelensky confirmed that he referred to the Constitution during his conversation with Trump. “I am not going to surrender my country, because I have no right to do so. And the point is not that
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I am hiding behind the Constitution. Is the state some kind of private property? Is 30% of the Donetsk region my private property? The exchange of territories is a very complex issue that cannot be separated from security guarantees for Ukraine.” According to Zelensky,
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Ukraine’s position remains unchanged: first a ceasefire, then negotiations on other issues. At the same time, territorial issues cannot be discussed without Ukraine’s participation.
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source - pravda.com.ua
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