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Former Ukrainian Commander Says Ukraine Cannot Restore Post-Soviet Borders, Media Report Says

Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine's former top commander and current UK ambassador, said on May 22 Ukraine cannot restore its 1991 or 2022 borders amid ongoing war.
He explained this position as Russia has waged a war of attrition for a year and Ukraine faces smaller forces and economic hardship, limiting its options.
Zaluzhnyi advocated a high-tech survival strategy using minimal economic means and said Ukraine agreed to direct talks with Russia preceded by a 30-day ceasefire.
The European Union imposed new sanctions on Moscow this week amid absent Russian ceasefire agreement, while Putin proposed drafting a settlement memorandum including ceasefire timing.
Zaluzhnyi’s remarks suggest Ukraine must adjust expectations about its borders and conflict duration while relying on technology, signaling a pragmatic shift in Kyiv’s war aims.

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The Kyiv Independent

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Ukraine can only wage a 'high-tech war of survival' against Russia, Zaluzhnyi says

Ukraine cannot expect to return Russian-occupied territories as long as Moscow has the resources to continue its war, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, former commander-in-chief and current ambassador to the U.K., said on May 22.Speaking via video at a forum in Kyiv, Zaluzhnyi said that Ukraine can only wage a "high-tech war of survival" using a minimum of human and economic resources."Ukraine is not capable of (fighting) another war in terms of demography and…

20 hours ago·Kyiv, Ukraine

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Digi 24

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Valerie Zalujini Says Ukraine Can No Longer Restore Its Post-Soviet Borders. "I Hope There Are No More People Who Hope"

Ukraine should give up any idea of the restoration of the borders established once the Soviet regime was breached in 1991 or even of those from the Russian invasion on a large scale since 2022, said the former military commander of the country, Valerie Zalujini, told Reuters.

21 hours ago·Romania

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politika.rs

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Zaluzhny: Ukraine Cannot Return to the Borders of 2022

Ukraine should abandon attempts to restore its borders established with the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, a former Ukrainian military commander said today.

1 day ago·Belgrade, Serbia

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Colorado Springs Gazette

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Former Ukrainian commander says Ukraine cannot restore post-Soviet borders, media report says

(Reuters) -Ukraine should abandon any notion of restoring its borders established with the 1991 collapse of Soviet rule or even those dating from the 2022 full-scale Russian invasion, the country's former military commander was quoted as saying on Thursday.

1 day ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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censor.net

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Ukraine Cannot Hope for a Miracle that Someone Will Return the Borders of 1991 or 2022 to It,

Ambassador of Ukraine to Great Britain and ex-commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces Valery Zaluzhny believes that Ukraine should not hope for the return of the borders of 1991, as long as the enemy has the resources to continue the war against our country.

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There Will Be No Miracle, Ukraine Should Stop Hoping for the Return of the 2022 Borders, Said Zaluzhnyj

Ukraine should not hope for the return of the 1991 borders as long as Russia has the means to continue the war. This was stated by Valery Zaluzhny, Ukrainian Ambassador to the United Kingdom and former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, at the Security Export: Ukrainian Weapons in the World forum, RBC-Ukraine and the New Voice website report. Ukraine is not capable of another war from a demographic and economic point of view, he …

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