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.”
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.