Polish PM: No one should pressure Zelenskyy over territory, pressure must be put on Russia
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has stated that no one should pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy into making territorial concessions to Russia and that pressure should instead be placed on the aggressor country.
Source: Tusk on X (Twitter)
Quote: "None of us should put pressure on Zelenskyy when it comes to territorial concessions. We should all put pressure on Russia to stop its aggression.
Appeasement never was a road to a just and lasting peace."
Previously: During his 17 October meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US President Donald Trump reportedly pressed him to accept Russia's conditions for ending the war, warning that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin had threatened to "destroy" Ukraine if it refused.
Background:
- After a meeting with Zelenskyy on 17 October, Trump said that Ukraine and Russia "should stop where they are".
- Zelenskyy agreed with Trump that "we should stop where we are now".
- Axios reported that during the meeting, Trump made it clear he is not yet considering providing Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles.
- According to The Washington Post, during his conversation with Trump, Putin demanded full control over Donetsk Oblast to end the war, hinting that he might concede parts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts in return.
- Zelenskyy ruled out giving up any additional unoccupied territories to Russia.
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