Volodymyr Zelensky, in the next phase of talks to end the war in Ukraine, intends to draw a red line at the most contentious issue on the table: the Russian demand for Ukraine’s sovereign territory. As long as he remains the nation’s president, Zelensky will not agree to give up land in exchange for peace, Ukraine’s chief negotiator, Andriy Yermak, told me today in an exclusive interview.
“Not a single sane person today would sign a document to give up territory,” said Yermak, who has served as Zelensky’s chief of staff, lead negotiator, and closest aide throughout the full-scale war with Russia.
“As long as Zelensky is president, no one should count on us giving up territory. He will not sign away territory,” he told me by telephone from Kyiv. “The constitution prohibits this. Nobody can do that unless they want to go against the Ukrainian constitution and the Ukrainian people.”
69% of Ukrainians want out of the war. They are tired of dieing for land: https://news.gallup.com/poll/693203/ukrainian-support-war-effort-collapses.aspx
I dont trust Russia at all, but no one is winning the war except for corporation war machine.
The divide among people who would be new Russians and the people safely in the cities was stark previously. People going to be annexed really don’t want that it seems.
Of course not, but its the rest of the country that would have to fight and die to try to get it back.
You’re just saying lives are less important than land. How many acres is your life worth?
Super weird correlation bro. As if the people didn’t come with the land. As if a captured population wouldn’t be mistreated. I believe I spelled that out clearly so no idea where you conjured up your bs. Absolutely terrible argument.
I sold about 350 acres in 2022 and I’m down to just 3 now because that’s all I need for my farm ❤️. I’d rather be dead than hand them over to some Russians against my will.
Saying the people come with the land is not a strong point, its a weird correlation bro. Populations can be evacuated or protected, and the fighting itself is what puts them in the most danger. More war means more civilians abused or displaced, not fewer.
You can reclaim and trade for land. You cannot reclaim the dead. This is why calling any negotiation stupid ignores the actual moral math of large scale conflict.
And you didn’t say how much land your life was worth. After you answer say how much land is worth your neighbors life too. Because we’ve done this before in war. Thousands dieing for inches…ww1.
Was completely avoidable too. Just do what you yourself signed in Minsk agreement.
Yeah all russia had to do was not invade
Piglets were supposed to follow Minsk agreement.
That’s all they needed to do.
Ya know - not to harass 70% of ukranian population that’s Russian speaking. Not to say that “we are developing nuclear weapons” - things like that
Rationalize russias warcrimes however you want
War crimes? Ukranians are getting white glove treatments, full citizenship, benefits and are allowed to leave the country if they don’t like it.
It does not get any better.
U gotta to be a total idiot to fight for a ukranian army to protect slightly differently colored oligarchs.
From the bottom of my heart, and, on behalf of all the lives lost and ruined by putlers fascist government and war, fuck you.
How were they supposed to quell widespread anti-corruption protests and restore Putin’s slumping popularly without a successful 3 day military operation? Do you realize how much the successful war against Georgia boosted Putin’s popularity right when he needed it? /s
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