Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has commented on the assertion made by Steve Witkoff, Trump’s particular envoy for the Center East, who stated the important thing to a peace deal revolves round "5 territories".

Supply: Interfax-Ukraine, citing Zelenskyy’s remarks at a press convention with NATO Secretary Normal Mark Rutte in Odesa, as reported by European Pravda

Quote: "Ukraine is a sovereign state, and solely the Ukrainian individuals can discuss its territories.

All territories belong to the unitary state of Ukraine. As soon as once more – solely the Ukrainian individuals can discuss our territories. And you realize what our purple traces are – we’ll by no means recognise any quickly occupied territories as Russian.

Subsequently, these people are discussing issues past their mandate."

Background:

• Witkoff said on Fox Information {that a} peace deal would contain settling the difficulty of "so-called 5 territories", although he didn’t specify which of them.
• Beforehand, in a high-profile interview with Tucker Carlson, Witkoff claimed that the most important concern on this battle was the "so-called 4 areas", however then listed 5: "Donbas, Crimea, Luhansk, and two extra".
• Following these remarks, Reuters reported that a few of Witkoff’s statements and actions relating to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine have drawn criticism within the White Home and amongst Republicans.

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