President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has acknowledged that Ukraine doesn’t at present have sufficient weapons to regain management over quickly occupied Crimea. Nonetheless, he emphasised that the world has varied instruments at its disposal to exert strain on Russia with the intention to elevate territorial points.

Supply: Zelenskyy throughout a dialog with journalists, as reported by Interfax-Ukraine

Quote: "It’s true what President Trump says. I agree with him that we don’t at present have sufficient weapons. Weapons particularly, not folks. As a result of our persons are extra necessary, crucial factor. However it’s not true to say we should not have a military."

Particulars: Zelenskyy careworn that the world does have instruments corresponding to sanctions, financial strain and diplomatic strain "to say this, to debate territorial points, however solely after a whole and unconditional ceasefire".

He additionally commented on US President Donald Trump’s assertion that Crimea ought to stay Russian.

Quote: "Our place stays unchanged: solely the Ukrainian folks have the correct to resolve which territories are Ukrainian. And the Structure of Ukraine decides: all quickly occupied territories – they’re quickly occupied, all of them belong to Ukraine, to the Ukrainian folks. Ukraine won’t legally recognise any quickly occupied territories."

Background:

• On 22 April, Zelenskyy acknowledged that Ukraine doesn’t recognise Crimea, which is internationally recognised as Ukrainian territory, as Russian.
• Trump criticised the assertion, saying that "Crimea was misplaced years in the past" and that Zelenskyy’s phrases have been "very dangerous to the peace negotiations with Russia".
• US President Donald Trump reiterated in an interview with Time that he believes Ukraine's aspiration to hitch NATO is the principle motive behind Russia's navy aggression. He additionally acknowledged that he considers Crimea to be misplaced to Ukraine.

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