Reaching a peace agreement in one is a very difficult tasksince, usually, both countries have some red line in the negotiations collides with the claims of the other country.
That is precisely what is happening between Ukraine and Russia. The Russian president, has publicly said that one of its conditions to end the armed conflict is that the occupied Ukrainian territories are legally recognized as Russian.
But Zelensky refusesas confirmed in an interview with the American television network CBN News. “If we had a significant mass of forces, equipment, etc. (of the kind we have requested from our partners) we could move more quickly on the front. If we lack that force, of course, some issues can be resolved diplomatically. But “We will not legally recognize the occupied territories as territories of Russia.”the Ukrainian president stressed.
The president of Ukraine has argued that recognizing the occupied territories as Russian It would be to imply that “we have forgiven Russia, and the world has calmed down”when the reality is that “there are many people who lived there before.”
“They lost their homes, some have given their livesmany people are captive and tens of thousands of children were deported. They (Russian troops) destroyed a lot. How can we recognize our land as Russian? Does that mean forgiving them everything?”Zelensky highlighted.
