The destiny of Ukraine's Russian-occupied territories was mentioned with the U.S. through the talks in Saudi Arabia earlier this week, President Volodymyr Zelensky informed journalists on March 14.
Zelensky's feedback come days after Kyiv agreed to a 30-day ceasefire put forth by the U.S. through the negotiations in Jeddah. Russian President Vladimir Putin positioned calls for with the intention to start talks on a doable ceasefire that included ensures to not mobilize or practice new troops, nor obtain army support throughout from the West.
Beforehand, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that Ukraine-U.S. talks included discussions about potential "territorial concessions" as a part of a negotiated settlement with Russia.
In response to Zelensky, discussions of the territories weren’t a part of the assembly's agenda. He reiterated that Ukraine won’t acknowledge any occupied territories as a part of Russia below a possible future peace settlement with Moscow.
"The American facet goes into particulars. For instance, the town of Enerhodar… You may't simply say: right here's the (Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Energy) Plant, and the town is separate. I imagine that the problem of territories is essentially the most troublesome one after the problem of creating a ceasefire," Zelensky stated.
Management over the nuclear plant in occupied Enerhodar was mentioned throughout U.S.-Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia, U.S. President Donald Trump stated.
The most important nuclear plant in Europe, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Energy Plant within the metropolis of Enerhodar, has been below Russian occupation since 2022. Whereas the ability stays below Russian management, it isn’t at present producing electrical energy.
Ukraine and its allies have repeatedly urged Russia to withdraw its troops from the plant. All through its occupation, the plant has been repeatedly disconnected from the Ukrainian energy grid attributable to Russian assaults on the nation's vitality infrastructure.
Russian forces at present occupy roughly 20% of Ukraine, from the place experiences of systematic repression, torture, and compelled deportations usually emerge.
The Kyiv IndependentOleg Sukhov