Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was ready to “exchange a territory for another” with Russia if Donald Trump managed to bring kyiv and Moscow together around a peaceful discussion.
A peace agreement in sight? The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is favorable. In an interview with GuardianTuesday, February 11, the latter opened the door to direct negotiations with Russia. If the American president manages to bring kyiv and Moscow together around a table, then, “we will exchange a territory for another,” said Zelensky. Long hostile to the slightest negotiation with the Kremlin, the latter therefore revised his positions considering this new option to try to put an end to the battles started almost three years ago.
On the other hand, he does not know exactly which territory Ukraine could ask in return. “All our territories are important, there is no priority,” he said. A first track could lead to the part of the Russian border region of Koursk, of which the Ukrainian army seized six months ago in the event of an exchange with Vladimir Putin. At the same time, the Ukrainian president recalled the importance of American support to Ukraine: “Some voices say that Europe could offer security guarantees without the Americans, and I always say ‘”, a -Al hammered.
Zelensky’s promise made in the United States
But who says helps Ukraine, necessarily says counterpart. On this point, Volodymyr Zelensky was very clear and generous with those who will help his country to finish with the war and rebuild a nation on the ground. “Those who help us save Ukraine will have the opportunity to renovate it, with their companies and Ukrainian companies. We are ready to talk about all these things in detail,” he said in The Guardian columns. kyiv assures it, the United States will have priority access to the mining resources of Ukraine. “”For us, this will create jobs, for American companies, it will create profits, “he said.
This Tuesday, Donald Trump announced a next visit to Ukraine of its secretary to the Treasury,Scott Bessent, to meet President Zelensky. And this Friday, Volodymyr Zelensky is due to meet the vice-president of the United States, JD Vence, during the Munich security conference. Proof that things go in the right direction with a view to stopping fighting between Ukraine and Russia? Difficult to assert discussions at this stage.
Indeed, at the start of the week, Trump still mentioned the possibility that Ukraine becomes “Russian one day”, demanding financial compensation for American aid provided to kyiv, or $ 500 billion. For his part, Vladimir Putin would consider talks only if the Ukrainian opponent were to lay down his arms, ceded the territories claimed by Moscow and renounced to join NATO. Provisions for the time being refused by Volodymyr Zelensky.