US EditionUkraine's Chief Negotiator Says Zelenskyy Will Never Agree to Hand over Territory to the Russians
Zelensky insists Ukraine will not cede legal sovereignty over Russian-occupied territories amid stalled peace talks despite some progress, with nearly four years of conflict causing heavy casualties.
- Ukraine will not surrender any territory to Russia for peace, according to Andriy Yermak. He stated, 'Not a single sane person today would sign a document to give up territory.'
- Yermak emphasized that Ukraine is only willing to discuss where the current front line should be formally demarcated.
- The issue of land remains a major hurdle in negotiations, as Russia's demands on territorial claims remain unchanged despite some progress.
- Yermak confirmed ongoing searches by anti-corruption agencies at his home, indicating a willingness for an objective investigation regarding the pressure he faces.
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Ukraine will not cede any territory during peace talks, negotiator Andriy Yermak said in an interview. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday evening that the country faces important negotiations in the next seven days and stressed that there are points on which it will not back down.
Andriy Yermak, the head of the Ukrainian presidential administration, says that Kyiv will not agree to exchange territory for peace. Speaking to the American publication The Atlantic, he emphasized that this will not happen while Volodymyr Zelensky is president.
Ukraine will not give up occupied territories to Russia to achieve peace, Volodymyr Zelenskyy's chief of staff tells The Atlantic. “Nobody would sign an agreement that gives up land today,” says Andriy Yermak.
The head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak said that President Zelensky would not sign any document that would provide for the abandonment of Ukrainian territories while he was in office.
"As long as Zelensky is president, no one should expect us to cede territory - He won't sign," Andriy Yermak told the American magazine Atlantic.
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