This Saturday, he described as “madness” the possibility of Ukraine handing over to Russia the part of its Donbas region that is still under kyiv’s control, as the Kremlin demands as a condition for ending the war.
“We can’t just withdraw from our territory or exchange a part of our territory. It’s a bit crazy,” he said at a press conference held in Munich, where he had previously participated in the Security Conference, about the idea that Ukraine could accede to this proposal made by Moscow in the contacts between both sides that take place with the mediation of the United States.
Zelensky confirmed once again that he has conveyed to the other parties his willingness to end the armed conflict if Ukraine withdraws from what it still controls in the Donbas.
Donbas is made up of the administrative units of Lugansk and Donetsk, both in eastern Ukraine. Lugansk is almost one hundred percent controlled by Russia, which has managed to conquer more than three-quarters of Donetsk so far. Zelensky said that the issue is not simply territorial, and recalled the many Ukrainians who have died defending the territory of Donbas from the Russian invasion.
During the press conference, confirmed the possibility of negotiating a new energy truce like the one that was declared for a few days on January 30 in the next round of contacts between Ukrainians, Russians and Americans, which should take place on Tuesday and Wednesday in Geneva, Switzerland.
“Give us two months of ceasefire and we will go to elections”
Furthermore, the Ukrainian leader has stated that he is willing to immediately call elections, as the president of the United States, Donald Trump, requested at the time, if there is a ceasefire and security is guaranteed to hold them. “Give us two months of ceasefire and we will go to elections. That’s all“Zelensky finally said when asked about this matter.
