Ukraine did not receive official proposals for the exchange or abandonment of territories, said President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski at a briefing on April 22.
He emphasized that Kyiv does not legally recognize the Russian annexation of Crimea.
Outside our constitution there is nothing to talk about. This is our territory, the territory of the people of Ukraine … this will not happen, ”he said.
Media messages about the proposal to recognize Crimea to the President of Russia said that “these are signals, these are ideas, it is a vision, it can be called differently. But this is not an official offer for Ukraine. ”
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Zelensky said that he did not know exactly whose sentences. This can be a vision of the United States, and perhaps this is what the Americans understood after a conversation with Vladimir Putin.
The history of the issue
The United States will be invited to recognize Crimea and freeze the front line as part of a peace agreement tomorrow, during a meeting in London, wrote during WP Easter weekends with reference to sources.
The publication writes that Moscow will stop the struggle in Ukraine just when its army has an advantage at the front – both by the number of troops and in arms.
Advisor to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky noted that American proposals have some ideas with which Kyiv agrees, but not others.
At the same time, the allies of Ukraine are waiting for guarantees of security and reconstruction programs for Ukraine in exchange for possible territorial compromises, WP notes.
The Ukrainian delegation met with Americans in Paris on April 17. According to WSJ, then the American delegation adopted a Ukrainian confidential document with a plan for the permission of the war. The US document proposes to stop the fire on the current clashes and recognize Crimea in Russian.
The publication noted that Ukraine should give reviews during the meeting of officials of the United States, Ukraine and Europe in London. Zelensky announced this meeting on Wednesday, April 23. Ukraine is also ready to write down that after the ceasefire is ready for negotiations in any format. Because then there will be a vision that the Russian Federation is ready for serious steps.
Other main theses from the President of the President Zelensky
- No one except NATO countries has the right to a veto to enter Ukraine into an alliance.
- Commenting on the US potential control over ZPP: only Ukraine can be the station operator.
- During a meeting in London, only those issues are discussed that, as in the negotiation group, including partial or complete ceasefire.
- Zelensky emphasized that Ukraine is ready for negotiations only after a complete ceasefire, which will become a condition for any negotiation format.
- Own agreement: legal advice is currently being held, there is no information on the date of signing the agreement.
- Ukraine plans to continue communication through various channels about cooperation between Russia and China.
- Zelensky announced meetings with the leaders of the G20, as well as with other senior officials, including the presidents of South Africa, Poland, the Czech Republic, Prime Minister of Spain, as well as with representatives of France, Great Britain, Germany and the United States.
Source: Racurs
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