President Zelenskyy says in the interview that the part of Ukraine that he controls can be taken under “NATO’s umbrella”. That means being offered membership in the defense alliance. According to the president, this could lead to an end to the hostilities, and to the start of peace talks. But Zelenskyj at the same time demands that the offer of membership be given to the whole of Ukraine, i.e. also to the areas that Russia has occupied. The president is willing to discuss what should be done with these areas sometime in the future. A new development – If we want to stop the warm phase of the war, we must bring the part of Ukraine that we control under the umbrella of NATO, says Zelenskyj to Sky News. MEDALS: Zelenskyj meets wounded Ukrainian soldiers in a military hospital. Photo: AFP And he emphasizes that it should happen quickly. – We can get the occupied areas back with diplomacy, says the president. In the past, the Ukrainian leader has consistently said that Russia must withdraw from all the occupied territories before it can be relevant to discuss a peace agreement. According to Sky News, it is the first time that Zelenskyj has suggested that a peace agreement may be possible even if Russia controls part of Ukraine. Just under a fifth of the country is occupied by Russian forces. May have something to do with Trump This is the first interview Zelenskyj has given to the British media after Donald Trump was elected as the new president of the United States. He said it is necessary to work with the new president to have “the biggest supporter”. CONTACT: Zelenskyj and Trump during a meeting in 2019. Photo: AFP – I want to work directly with him because there are different voices from the people around him. According to the Ukrainian president, it is important that no one in the circle around the two heads of state does not destroy communication. All over the world there is great uncertainty about what kind of policy Trump will implement in practice. In the election campaign, he said that he wants to end the war in Ukraine quickly, and that the US is going to reduce the extensive support to the country. Russia has other demands Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stressed that NATO membership for Ukraine is completely out of the question. He demands that the country must have a neutral status. AGAINST NATO: Putin has put forward completely different demands for peace talks. Photo: AFP In addition, the Russian leader demands that Crimea and the four counties in eastern Ukraine remain Russian territory. There thus appears to be quite a distance between the two parties, even though Zelenskyj seems to have gone further than before when it comes to talking about a peace solution. Although the Russians are making some progress on the battlefield in eastern Ukraine, the protracted war is clearly taking its toll on both sides. It is possibly a positive sign that both sides are now talking more often about a peaceful solution. But the road to the negotiating table can still be long. Published 29.11.2024, at 21.21
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