2023-11-25 14:44:16
2023-11-25 22:44 Compiled by United Daily News Zhou Chenyang/Reporting in real time
Davyd Arakhamiia, leader of the parliamentary group of the Servant of the People Party under Ukrainian President Zelensky, led a delegation to Belarus and Turkey in 2022 to conduct peace negotiations with the Russian delegation. In an exclusive interview on the 24th, he said that Russia promised peace to Ukraine in exchange for their refusal to join NATO, but they did not trust Russia’s statement. The then British Prime Minister Johnson also encouraged “Let’s fight!”
Ukraine’s Pravda newspaper reported on the 25th that Alahamiya claimed to Nataliia Moseichuk, the host of the “1+1” TV talk show, that the Russian delegation really hoped to force them to sign the contract almost until the last moment. Agreement so that Ukraine will adopt neutrality, “for them, this is the most important thing. If we agree to remain neutral, as Finland did, and promise that we will not join NATO, then they are ready to end the war.” .
“Actually, this is the key point. Everything else is just rhetorical and political seasoning for nonsense about denazification, Russian-speaking residents and so on,” Arahamia noted.
When Mosechuk asked why Ukraine did not agree, Alahamiya replied that they had no confidence in Russia because they were ready to make any commitment.
According to reports, Alahamiya first pointed out that because Ukraine has written its membership of NATO into its constitution, in order to comply with Russia’s request, the constitution must be amended. Secondly, there is no confidence that Russia will keep its word. “This can only be achieved if security guarantees are obtained.”
“We can’t sign some kind of paper and turn away and everyone will relax and then they will be more prepared to invade. Because, in fact, they are unprepared for such a resistance. So, only We can only explore this route when we are absolutely certain that this will not happen again, but there is no such certainty.”
Alahamiya also mentioned that when the Ukrainian delegation returned from Istanbul, Turkey, the then British Prime Minister Johnson came to Kiev and said, “We will not sign anything with them at all, let’s fight!” . Alahamiya also denied that the delegation was ready to sign the signing document or that Johnson was forcing Ukraine to take action.
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