Zelenskyy admits exchange of territories with Russia

In an interview The GuardianUkraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy admitted to exchanging territories with Russia if US counterpart Donald Trump could put both countries to negotiate the end of the war.

One day after Trump raised the possibility of, Zelenskyy admitted to exchange territories with Russia.

In an interview with, the Ukrainian President assumed that he is willing to exchange territories with Russia, If Trump can bring Ukraine and Russia to the negotiation table.

Zelenskyy said he plans to offer Russia a direct exchange of territories, abdicating the land that Kiev has in the Russian region of Kursk Since the launch of a surprise offensive six months ago.

“Let’s exchange one territory for another”He said, without mentioning that part of the territory occupied by Russia Ukraine would ask in return: “I do not know, we will see.”

“However, all our territories are important, there are no priority,” he said.

On the weekend, in a call where the Russian President has admitted that he is concerned about the deaths in the war.

Zelenskyy has come to say that it is “essential” that gather first Trump than Putin. Otherwise it would be “unfair” because it would mean deciding about the future of Ukraine without the Ukrainians.

“Any type of real negotiation should start with Ukraine and their allies, aligning their positions first. Only then can there be talks with the aggressor, ”he said. A visit from Trump to Kiev would be an “important and necessary step in this regard,” he said.

This week, Zelenskyy will meet the vice president Jd vanceat the Munich Security Conference.

Trump said that “probably” would also meet Zelenskyy. According to The Guardianit is possible that the Ukrainian President can fly to Washington from Munich.

Zelenskyy has Trump for peace

In the interview, Zelenskyy said that counts on the US to get to peace – Thing that Europe will not get alone.

“There are voices that say Europe can offer safety guarantees without Americans, and I say whenever not. Security guarantees without America are not true safety guarantees, ”he warned.

On Saturday, the Ukrainian President confirmed that is willing to share resources, namely rare minerals, After Donald Trump required access to Ukrainian raw materials in exchange for military support

But this Tuesday, Zelenskyy said it was he who presented the idea to Trump in September, when the two met in New York.

A Ukraine has the largest uranium and titanium reserves in Europeand “it was not in the interest of the United States” that these reserves were in the hands of the Russians and were potentially shared with North Korea, China or Iran.

But Zelenskyy further. In addition to rare minerals, the Ukrainian President said that intend to offer US companies profitable reconstruction contracts and investment concessions.

“Those who are helping us to save Ukraine will have the opportunity to renew it with their companies and Ukrainian companies. We are willing to talk about all this in detail, ”I say in today’s interview.