Ukraine has no right "under Constitution or moral law" to give up territory to Russia – Zelenskyy
Ukraine has no right "under its Constitution, international law or moral principles" to give up territory to Russia, the aggressor state, as part of a peace deal.
This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting with journalists on 8 December, according to Censor.NET.
Ukraine will not cede territory
According to him, Washington is looking for a compromise between Russia’s demands for Ukraine to cede territory and Kyiv’s fight to defend it.
"Ukraine has no right and is not going to give up its territories – neither under Ukrainian law, nor under the Constitution of Ukraine, nor under international law, nor under moral principles. Russia, of course, insists that we hand over territory. We, of course, do not want to give up anything. That is what we are fighting for. The Americans are looking for a compromise in the negotiations, but that does not mean that Ukraine has to concede territory," he stressed.
About the US peace plan
The head of state also added that the US "peace plan" had been shortened from 28 to 20 points – the "openly anti-Ukrainian" provisions were removed, but "no compromise on territory has been found".
- Answering journalists’ questions, Zelenskyy said that US leader Donald Trump does indeed want to end the war, but he has "his own vision", which differs from Ukraine’s.
According to the president, Trump’s advisers Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are indeed working to bring the war to an end, but for Ukraine it is crucial "on what terms" it ends – to ensure there is no risk of a renewed Russian invasion.
