MOSCOW, Aug 20 Official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova reacted to the statement of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky about his readiness to «exchange Belgorod for membership in NATO.» She shared her opinion in a commentary .
«Apparently, he overdosed,» the diplomat suggested.
Earlier on Sunday, the head of the Kiev regime posted on his Telegram channel a video from a press conference in Denmark, where he held a meeting with the prime minister, the royal family and representatives of parliament. One of the journalists asked Zelensky to comment on proposals to exchange part of the territories of Ukraine for peace and joining the alliance. In response, he said that Kiev was ready to «exchange Belgorod for membership in NATO.»
The head of the NATO Secretary General's office, Stian Jenssen, said on August 15 that Ukraine could join a military bloc in exchange for ceding territories to Russia. According to him, there is now a discussion about a possible status after the conflict, and the issue of transferring territories has already been raised. Later, he took his words back.
On June 4, Ukraine launched a counter-offensive in the South-Donetsk, Artyomovsk and Zaporozhye directions, throwing into battle brigades armed with foreign equipment. As Vladimir Putin emphasized, the enemy troops were unable to achieve any results, and Western curators are clearly disappointed with the course of the «counterattack». .