Key points from Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s interview with FOX NEWS
Key takeaways from the interview of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the American media outlet Fox News:
87% of Ukrainians support peace, but at the same time, 87% are against Ukraine leaving Donbas. Everyone wants peace, but a just one.
We cannot simply leave our territories. It is beyond our law. People live there, and our army is there.
We must find a real path to peace that is acceptable to the Ukrainian people.
Ukraine has proposed a compromise: the creation of a free economic zone. If Ukrainian forces withdraw a few kilometers, then russian federation must also withdraw its forces a few kilometers.
In such a free economic zone, special rules will apply, and a referendum will be the way to either approve or reject it.
putin is most afraid not only of weapons but also of increased sanctions. It is the economic pressure from the US that can become the tool that forces the kremlin to enter real negotiations.
putin “plays at peace,” promising help to Ukraine or “cheap energy,” only so that the US does not introduce new harsh sanctions.
Ukraine is developing a legally binding document with the US, which must be ratified by Congress. It contains a clear definition of what will be considered a violation of peace by the russian federation for an immediate US response.
Even if putin tells Trump that he “wishes Ukraine success,” it is a lie. putin wants the destruction of Ukraine, and his only goal is the complete occupation of the entire country.
Ukraine offers the US great cooperation in the field of military-tech. Hundreds of drone production companies are already working in Ukraine, whose experience is unique for the US.
Without US support, Ukraine will not be able to defend the sky and win on the battlefield. The war will end either with peace under US pressure or with its continuation.
russian assets should become the basis for a fund for the reconstruction of Ukraine, and the US can facilitate this process through sanctions.
