Zelenskyy reaffirms his refusal to cede land to Russia as he rallies European support
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reaffirmed his refusal to cede territory, resisting U.S. pressure for compromise with Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reaffimed his firm refusal to cede any territory, resisting U.S. pressure for a painful compromise with Russia as he continued to rally European support for Ukraine.

“Undoubtedly, Russia insists for us to give up territories. We, clearly, don’t want to give up anything. That’s what we are fighting for,” Zelenskyy said in a WhatsApp chat late Monday in which he answered reporters’ questions.

“Do we consider ceding any territories? According to the law we don’t have such right. According to Ukraine’s law, our constitution, international law, and to be frank, we don’t have a moral right either.”

    • falseWhite@lemmy.worldEnglish
      17·
      1 day ago

      And wasn’t Trump bitching about how Obama allowed Russia to take over Crimea? Yet he’s doing the same, even worse right now. But of course it’s hardly news to any sane person that he is a two faced lying hypocritical bitch.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      111·
      1 day ago

      Ukraine still officially contests Crimea. It hasn’t been surrendered.

      But there’s also no real expectation Ukraine can retake the territory in their current position. And the longer the war drags on, the more territory they’re in a position to lose.

      • MrMakabar@slrpnk.netEnglish
        8·
        1 day ago

        The war is currently seeing a very very slow Russian advance, but Ukraine seems to finally be able to strike the Russian economy. The drone attacks against the Russian oil industry are certainly new and increase the cost of war for Russia. Germany lost WW1 without a hostile soldier on its original territory for example.

        • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
          62·
          1 day ago

          Ukraine seems to finally be able to strike the Russian economy.

          I’ve been hearing this line since 2022. For all the sanctions and sabotage, Russia still seems pegged to the Petrodollar and continues to chug along as well as any OPEC state.

          Meanwhile, there’s no introspection on the Ukrainian economy or how another year of war will affect them.

          Germany lost WW1 without a hostile soldier on its original territory for example.

          And famously never recovered, leaving the UK and France to command Europe uncontested for the next century.

          :-/

          Listen, I want a Winter Palace Coup as much as any NAFO-head, but you can only claim you’re winning at the Somme for so long before people start learning to count the body bags.