President Volodymyr Zelensky has spoken about the position on the issues of the future Treaty on Security Assurances and NAT in an interview with Fox News, Report informs.
The head of state noted that the question is when it will end. “That is a deep question. It’s a painful question. Besides victory, the Ukrainian people will not accept any outcome,” he said.
Asked what the president is “willing to agree to” in order to secure a peace deal and specifically brought up the possibility of ceding Ukrainian territory to Russia, Zelensky said, “we do not trade our territory.”
“The question of territorial integrity and sovereignty is out of discussion,” he said.
Zelenskyy said that his country is looking for commitments from “leading nations” that Ukraine’s security will be protected with a treaty if it is to agree to a deescalation with Russia and reiterated his belief that Ukraine would be a beneficial addition to NATO.
“It’s hard for us to talk about NATO because NATO doesn’t want to admit us,” Zelensky said. “I think it’s a mistake because if we join NATO, we make NATO much stronger,” he said.
