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Zelensky Would Consider Ceding Occupied Territories to Russia if Rest of Ukraine Joins NATO

Zelensky Would Consider Ceding Occupied Territories to Russia if Rest of Ukraine Joins NATO

The Ukrainian President clarified that this option would only be feasible if an 'arms package' is in place

T. Nieva

Lunes, 6 de enero 2025, 00:25

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed his willingness to reach an agreement with Russia, relinquishing territories controlled by Moscow in exchange for the rest of the country being admitted into NATO and receiving security guarantees.

The Ukrainian President made these remarks during an interview with Ukrainian-American interviewer Lex Fridman, where he was asked if NATO would accept Ukraine's integration excluding Lugansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Crimea. "The NATO invitation would be for Ukraine (...), but NATO can operate in the part controlled by Ukraine. Can we agree on this? I am sure we can. Yes. It is not a great success for us, but if there is a diplomatic way to end the war, that is the priority," he stated.

Zelensky clarified that this option would only be possible if an 'arms package' is planned. "I cannot publicly disclose with what, but it is no secret to President (Donald) Trump. It mainly depends on the will of the United States. The EU would provide part and the United States the other. Unity is necessary for this package," he indicated.

He also advocated for the need to impose new sanctions on Russia when Trump arrives at the White House to prevent Russia from selling its hydrocarbons, something that would also benefit Washington. In any case, the Ukrainian leader believes the first step is to meet with Trump. "We have to agree with him on how to stop the war and (Vladimir) Putin. It is very important for us that Europe, of which we are a part, also has its voice," he asserted.

Furthermore, the meeting with Trump would be to finalize security guarantees for Ukraine. "We are not going to sit directly, the three of us," at the negotiating table, he argued.

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