Strategy change in Kiev! Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has admitted that his country can only regain some of the territories occupied by Russia through diplomatic channels, according to a report by Japanese news agency Kyodo News.
He admitted in an interview that it would be difficult for his country to completely reconquer the occupied territories militarily. “Our army is not strong enough for this. That is true,” the agency quoted Zelensky as saying.
“We have to find diplomatic solutions.” However, such steps can only be considered “when we know we are strong enough.” Ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House, he said the newly elected US president and his staff would investigate the Ukrainian government’s “victory plan.”
They know it is aimed at putting Ukraine in a “strong position” so that diplomacy can take place. He assumes that there will be further discussions with Trump to “explain certain matters in further detail.” “But there will be no surrender from Ukraine. That is a fact and I think he understands that.”
The new strategy is gaining momentum
Pressure on Kiev to make territorial concessions has increased recently. Former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg believes that temporary transfer of territory from Ukraine to Russia is an option to bring about a quick end to the war.
“If the ceasefire means that Russia continues to control all occupied territories, it does not mean that Ukraine has to give up the territory forever,” the future chairman of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) told the “Table.Briefings” portal. .
It is important that the government in Kiev receives security guarantees in exchange for temporary ceding of territory, the Norwegian said. That could be NATO membership, but there are also “other ways to arm and support the Ukrainians.”
NATO protective shield required
Stoltenberg supported Zelensky’s demand not to cede any territory to Russia in the event of a ceasefire, but considers this unlikely given the military situation in Ukraine at the moment: “We need a ceasefire line, and of course this would line should ideally include all countries. the areas Russia currently controls. “But we see that this is not necessarily realistic in the near future,” said the former NATO Secretary General.
“If we want to end the hot phase of the war, we must place the territory of Ukraine that we control under a protective NATO umbrella,” Zelensky said on British television channel Sky News. “This must happen quickly and then Ukraine can regain the remaining parts of its territory through diplomatic channels.”
Source: Krone
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