Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the issue of Ukrainian territories would be key in any format of peace negotiations with Russia. According to him, Moscow seeks to secure all seized lands, but Ukraine insists that there must first be a ceasefire, UNN writes, citing the President's statement during a conversation with journalists.
The issue of territories is a very sensitive and difficult one. I have my position, and the Russians have theirs. They want everything they have seized, but before there is any ceasefire, they want to agree on everything regarding our territories. Our position is this: first, a ceasefire; we need to talk about it and understand how things stand. The first issue in any negotiation format will concern the territories of Ukraine.
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