Zelenskyy pushes back on Trump's envoy Witkoff's "five territories" remarks
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Tue, 15 Apr 2025 18:28:45 +0300

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has commented on the statement made by Steve Witkoff, Trumps special envoy for the Middle East, who said the key to a peace deal revolves around five territories.
Source InterfaxUkraine, citing Zelenskyys remarks at a press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Odesa, as reported by European Pravda Quote Ukraine is a sovereign state, and only the Ukrainian people can speak about its territories.
All territories belong to the unitary state of Ukraine.
Once again only the Ukrainian people can speak about our territories.
And you know what our red lines are we will never recognise any temporarily occupied territories as Russian.
Therefore, these individuals are discussing matters beyond their mandate.
Background Witkoff stated on Fox News that a peace deal would involve settling the issue of socalled five territories, though he did not specify which ones.
Previously, in a highprofile interview with Tucker Carlson, Witkoff claimed that the biggest issue in this conflict was the socalled four regions, but then listed five Donbas, Crimea, Luhansk, and two more.
Following these remarks, Reuters reported that some of Witkoffs statements and actions regarding Russias fullscale invasion of Ukraine have drawn criticism in the White House and among Republicans. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon
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