According to Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian presidency office, Zelensky is “ready to discuss with Putin” issues related to the breakaway regions of Donbass and Crimea
Kiev’s priority is to end the war and have the Russians withdraw at least to the situation prior to the February 24 invasion. This is explained by Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian presidency office, according to whom the status of the occupied Crimea and the breakaway republics of Donetsk and Luhansk could be discussed directly by the Ukrainian presidents Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian Vladimir Putin.
“Today the priority objective is to end the war and have the Russian troops withdraw at least to the borders of February 23. Cadlr (Luhansk and Donetsk, ed) and Crimea are two challenging issues, which must be discussed by the two presidents. Ukraine is ready to do so, “Yermak said in an interview with the Rbc-Ukraine broadcaster, relaunched by Ukrinform.
For his part, President Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking at a video conference event organized by London, stated that Ukraine would be willing to accept a peace agreement with Russia if Moscow’s forces withdraw “on their February 23 positions. “. “I was elected president of Ukraine by the Ukrainian people, not president of a mini Ukraine”, he later specified, hinting that he will not make territorial concessions to Moscow.