President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's statement on a possible end to the war was made at a press conference held in Kyiv on the occasion of the visit of Council of Europe President Antonio Costa.
In response to questions from reporters, Ukraine's president stressed that Kiev authorities will never recognize border changes forced by the Russian invasion. At the same time, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said peace negotiations and the temporary acceptance of frontier borders could take place if NATO's “security umbrella” was provided within the borders recognized by international law. said.
– We do not legally recognize any occupation of our land by Russia. We do not recognize these lands as belonging to Russia. These are exclusively our lands. These are just our people. These are temporarily occupied areas of Ukraine.
– Of course, we'll all be back. We want most of them to return diplomatically so there are no casualties. He added that he doesn't know if Putin understands this, but he hopes most people in the civilized world do.
War in Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelensky talks about security
In the second half of his statement, the President of Ukraine addressed the question of the country's geopolitical future and participation in international alliances. According to Volodymyr Zelensky, the best form of security is a combination of two elements: military – NATO membership, and economic – EU membership.
– These are two requirements regardless of the future diplomatic path after the war. For us, the EU and NATO are fundamental and will remain so. I certainly think so. No matter how hard it is, no matter what it looks like today, we have all been through hardships. Blah blah blah, he stressed, adding that all of Ukraine, including the occupied territories, should join NATO.
President Zelenskiy continued his statement by pointing out that for Ukraine's future, Ukraine's presence in NATO is especially important because of Art. Article 5 of the Washington Treaty states that an attack on one ally is an attack on the entire alliance.
– As you know, inviting Ukraine to become a future NATO member is the first point of the Ukraine victory plan presented to current US President Joe Biden and his successor Donald Trump, he said. I concluded.
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