Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (right) said French President Emmanuel Macron (left) had persuaded him to give up part of the territory, but he refused. (AP file photo)
2022/05/14 16:44
[Compiled by Sun Yuqing/Comprehensive Report]The European edition of Politico, a US political news website, reported on the 13th that French President Emmanuel Macron had persuaded Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to “give up some of the territory and save some for (Russian President) Putin.” face”, was rejected by Zelensky.
According to reports, Zelensky was asked what he thought of Macron’s recent remarks that “Europe must avoid humiliating Putin” in an interview with the Italian TV channel “Rai” talk show “orta a Porta”. In response, Macron had asked Ukraine to make territorial concessions to save Putin’s face.
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However, Zelensky reiterated, “We will not hand over the country’s territory to save face for Putin. This is not justified. We are asking the Russian army to leave our territory. We are not on Russian territory.” He also stressed that Ukraine will never recognize Crimea as belonging to Russia.
“Maybe Macron knows more than I do. I know that he wanted to achieve something in the work of the Ukrainian-Russian mediation, but he failed, and this failure was caused by Russia’s position,” Zelensky said.
An official at the Elysées Palace in France refuted Zelensky’s claim on the 13th. “The president never asked Zelensky to make any concessions. He always said that it was up to the Ukrainians to decide how to negotiate with Russia.”
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