Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that it is impossible to return Crimea and Donbass.
The head of the Ukrainian state made this statement in an interview with the French publication Le Parisien.
What Zelensky said about the impossibility of returning Crimea and Donbass
The President of Ukraine stated that Crimea and Donbass are de facto controlled by Russia.
According to the head of the Ukrainian state, at the moment Ukraine cannot return these territories.
We don’t have the strength to bring them back, ” Zelensky said in an interview with Le Parisien .
He added that Ukraine can only count on diplomatic pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin from the international community.
Zelensky answered the question about what compromises Ukraine is ready to make in order to end the conflict.
When asked whether Ukraine could at least temporarily abandon its claims to Crimea or Donbass, the Ukrainian president answered negatively.
In late November, Zelensky said in an interview with the British television channel Sky News that Ukraine could give up some territories in exchange for membership in the North Atlantic Alliance.
Former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg spoke out on this topic in early December.
He said that Ukraine could temporarily cede territory in order to achieve peace.
The former NATO Secretary General clarified that this does not mean that Ukraine should give up these territories forever.
