Russians understand that if Ukraine withdraws troops from Donbas, it will divide the Ukrainian nation, and its unity will be undermined. At the same time, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin will come up with a new "blitzkrieg," Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview for The Rest Is Politics podcast, UNN reports.
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Even if this does not happen, he will use the subsequent pause to recruit more people, train them, build up the military-industrial base, and achieve the lifting of sanctions. Therefore, a ceasefire in the "stand where we stand" format is not only our desire, it is also in the interests of our partners.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated the injustice of the Budapest Memorandum due to the lack of guarantees. He noted: NATO membership is the least that Ukrainian leaders should have received in exchange for abandoning their nuclear arsenal in the 1990s. Instead, Ukraine received nothing.
The President of Ukraine also commented on the decision of the Russians to restrict the operation of the Telegram messenger, and later - to completely close it. Zelenskyy believes that the restriction of the messenger's operation is related to the Russians' preparation for unpopular decisions. This could be an escalation or the end of the war.