Russia-Ukraine
war live: Zelenskyy suggests war could end without return of seized land
Ukraine’s
president said that Ukrainian territory under his control should be taken under
the ‘Nato umbrella’ to try to stop the ‘hot stage’ of the war
Charlie Moloney
Sat 30 Nov 2024 06.04 EST
From 3h ago
03.11 EST
Zelenskyy proposes reclaiming lost Ukrainian territory
diplomatically
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has suggested that Ukrainian territory
under his control should be taken under the “Nato umbrella” to try to stop the
“hot stage” of the war with Russia.
Speaking to Sky News, the Ukrainian president said that such
a proposal has “never been considered” by Ukraine because it has never
“officially” been offered.
Speaking via a translation, Zelenskyy said: “If we want to
stop the hot stage of the war, we should take under Nato umbrella the territory
of Ukraine that we have under our control. That’s what we need to do fast, and
then Ukraine can get back the other part of its territory diplomatically.
Zelenskyy suggests territory still under Ukrainian control
be made part of Nato – video
“This proposal has never been considered by Ukraine because
no one has ever offered that to us officially.”
In the same interview, Zelenskyy also said that any
invitation should be given “within its internationally recognised border, you
can’t give invitation to just one part of a country”.
Poland’s
Prime Minister Donald Tusk traveled Saturday to his country’s border with the
Russian region of Kaliningrad to inspect progress in the construction of
military fortifications along the eastern frontier, calling it “an investment
in peace.”
“The better the Polish border is guarded, the more difficult
it is to access for those with bad intentions,” Tusk said at a news conference
near the village of Dabrowka as he stood in front of concrete anti-tank
barriers.
“Everything we are doing here - and we will also be doing
this on the border with Belarus and Ukraine - is to deter and discourage a
potential aggressor, which is why it is truly an investment in peace,” Tusk
said. “We will spend billions of zlotys on this, but right now the whole of
Europe is observing these investments and our actions with great satisfaction
and will support them if necessary.”
He said he wants Poles “to feel safer along the entire
length of the eastern border.” Tusk also said the fortifications would include
Poland’s border with Ukraine, a close ally, but did not elaborate.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said military
fortifications along his country’s eastern frontier were “an investment in
peace.”
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has suggested that
the war in his country could end without totally taking back territories
occupied by Russia under Kyiv’s control. Zelenskyy suggested that land
controlled by the Ukrainian army could be taken under the Nato umbrella to end
the ‘hot war’, and then diplomacy used to regain the remainder.
Ukraine
has asked Latin American parliamentarians and diplomats to assist in its
defence in the war with Russia.
Representatives of Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Chile,
Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, El
Salvador, Ecuador, Peru, and Costa Rica arrived in Kyiv for a meeting with
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, pictures show.
The President urged them to join the peace process –
according to Ukraine - work together to facilitate the return of illegally
deported Ukrainian children, address food security issues and help Ukraine
recover from shelling.
“These are not weapons issues; these are other issues. These
are issues of people having something to eat, something to feed their children,
something to cook, electricity to keep them warm at night. Especially now, in
winter,” Zelenskyy emphasized.
He called the visit of the Latin American delegation to Kyiv
important for “countering Russian disinformation”. Zelenskyy urged them to
share their experiences and impressions and create platforms that would
facilitate the exchange of reliable data on the Ukrainians’ struggle against
Russian aggression.
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Ukranian
political analysts have argued Donald Trump’s choice of special envoy for
Ukraine and Russia is “acceptable for Ukraine”.
Trump announced this week he would appoint Keith Kellogg –
who was the chief of staff of the National Security Council from 2017 to 2018
and national security advisor to Vice President Mike Pence from 2018 to 2021 –
to the role.
“There will be no (outright) pro-Ukrainian appointments
(under Trump),” Ukrainian political analyst Volodymyr Fesenko told the Kyiv
Independent. “But it’s good if an appointee is not anti-Ukrainian.”
“From this standpoint, if you compare (Kellogg) with others,
he’s absolutely acceptable for Ukraine,” Fesenko added. “His position is
understandable (for Kyiv), and we can adapt to it.”
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