Zelensky admits losing territories is the only way to peace

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky admitted that a compromise on Russia-held territories could be possible. 

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Volodymyr Zelensky

"I think, perhaps, when it comes to certain territories, this will be the only way," the politician said in an address to communities of the Chernihiv region.

Zelensky assessed the possibility of Ukraine returning to its 1991 borders and did not abandon his demand. However, he acknowledged the potential for some territories to remain under Russian control and stressed that the armed conflict cannot continue indefinitely.

On March 19, Zelensky stated that recognizing Ukraine’s lost territories as Russian was a red line for Kyiv. According to him, the issue of territories will be one of the most sensitive and complex topics in the upcoming negotiations.

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Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who has served as the sixth and current president of Ukraine since 2019, most notably during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has been ongoing since February 2022. Zelenskyy grew up as a native Russian speaker in Kryvyi Rih, a major city of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in central Ukraine. He obtained a degree in law from the Kryvyi Rih Institute of Economics, but never practised law and pursued a career in comedy and entertainment. He created the production company Kvartal 95, which produced films, cartoons, and TV shows including the TV series Servant of the People, in which Zelenskyy played a fictional Ukrainian president. The series aired from 2015 to 2019 and was immensely popular. A political party with the same name as the TV show was created in March 2018 by employees of Kvartal 95.