Ukraine War: ‘No Ceasefire Without Recovering Lands Lost To Russia’—Zelensky

• ‘No Ceasefire Without Recovering Lands Lost To Russia’—Zelensky.

• Mr Zelensky said this during an interview with the Wall Street Journal…

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday warned that a ceasefire with Russia without reclaiming lost territories would only prolong the war.

Mr Zelensky said this during an interview with the Wall Street Journal.

He warned that a ceasefire that allows Russia to keep Ukrainian territories seized since the invasion in February would only encourage an even wider conflict, giving Moscow an opportunity to replenish and rearm for the next round.

Zelensky also spoke about U.S.-supplied high mobility artillery rocket systems (HIMARS), saying, “the Western supplies of Himars, while making a material difference, are much lower than what Ukraine needs to turn the tide.”

“Freezing the conflict with the Russian Federation means a pause that gives the Russian Federation a break for rest,” the Wall Street Journal reported, citing comments by Zelensky.

He said, “Society believes that all the territories must be liberated first, and then we can negotiate about what to do and how we could live in the centuries ahead”.

“A more pressing need is air-defense systems that could prevent Russia from raining long-range missiles on otherwise peaceful cities hundreds of miles from the front lines,” Zelensky added.

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Referring to the deal signed with Russia to reopen grain exports Zelensky said, “Diplomatic concessions to Moscow might stabilize the markets somewhat, but would only provide a temporary respite and boomerang in the future.”

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