Opens to give up ground - by invitation

 

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Zelenskyj: Can give up land to Russia - against the NATO invitation

Emil Forsberg

Updated 21.18 | Published 19.23

Volodymyr Zelenskyy opens for the first time to give ground to Vladimir Putin.

In exchange, he wants an invitation to NATO.

- Otherwise he will come back, he says in an interview with Sky News.

 

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi was interviewed for the first time since Donald Trump  secured victory in the US presidential election.

Then he was asked about Trump's plans to end the war in Ukraine by giving Russia land in exchange for Ukraine joining NATO.

And for the first time, Zelenskyy opens up that it could become a reality.

- In order to end the critical phase of the war, we must come under NATO's umbrella, he says and continues:

- We have to do it quickly. Then Ukraine can try to get the land back diplomatically

Volodymyr Zelensky. Photo: AP

Zelenskyy believes that NATO should immediately secure the area that remains under Kiev's control.

- Otherwise he will come back, he says, referring to Vladimir Putin.

He also emphasized the importance of working together with Donald Trump.

- I want to work directly with him because he has different voices around him. We cannot allow someone nearby to destroy the communication, he says.

When asked if he had any conversations with Trump, Zelenskyy says:

- We had a conversation in New York in September. It was very warm, good, constructive. it was a very good meeting. And that was an important first step. Now we have to prepare some meetings.

Russian rocket attack in the city of Odessa earlier in November. Photo: AP