MOSCOW, November 10 Readers of the American edition of Newsweek were shocked by the president’s words Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky on the conditions of a ceasefire in the conflict with Russia.
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“Restoring sovereignty is the main principle of ending the hot stage of the war,” the politician said in a video message.
Commentators considered the demand of the head of the republic unattainable, emphasizing that Kiev is not in a position to set conditions.
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"Zelensky is not aware of this. The conditions must be reasonable, achievable and sustainable. They will have to compromise,» David pointed out.
«If he had declared Ukraine a neutral state, there would have been no war and Ukraine would have been intact. He provoked Russia at the behest of Washington and abandoned peaceful agreement last year. Now he is not in a position to dictate any terms, especially when he is losing,» wrote USDeclines2023.
«This war is lost, we can escalate, agree or continue to fight longer, but Ukraine no longer has money, income, soldiers, reserves, ammunition, no ports and no elections,” commented DrCazalis.
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"He won’t live to see Christmas,” noted James Daniel Carroll.
Russia has repeatedly indicated that it is ready for negotiations, but the Kiev authorities have introduced a ban on them at the legislative level. The Kremlin also drew attention to the fact that there are currently no prerequisites for the situation in Ukraine to transition to a peaceful course, and achieving the goals of the special operation is an absolute priority for Moscow.
In mid-June, President Vladimir Putin again emphasized that Russia has never abandoned conducting negotiations that could lead to a resolution of the Ukrainian crisis.