Zelenskyy is accepting defeat

In an interview with Sky News, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recently said Ukraine may have to cede territory. He recognizes Trump may want him to cede Kharkov, Donbass, Kherson, Crimea, and is preparing for it. He said he will be willing to do this if the rest of Ukraine can join NATO. This part is irrelevant, as Zelenskyy knows the rest of Ukraine cannot join NATO. He is only saying this to make it sound better to Ukrainians still willing to fight. His comments to Sky News reveal a willingness to make a peace deal which involves ceding territory. With or without Trump, Ukraine is losing and Zelenskyy knows this.

For those interested, Kharkov is the second-largest city in Ukraine.

This page is a permanent link to the reply below and its nested replies. See all post replies »

MarineBob · 56-60, M

Can ukraine even afford NATO dues

Richard65 · M

@MarineBob I imagine membership of NATO will allow the US to place bases on Ukrainian territory. That's perhaps more valuable than whether they pay a percentage of GDP to America for "protection". That's what America gets in return - countries that allow the US to maintain a presence on their soil. That's what unnerved Putin about the possibility of Ukraine joining NATO. American troops on his doorstep.

This message was deleted by its author.

MarineBob · 56-60, M

@MarmeeMarch we don't need them or the U.N.