Zelensky says he would be willing to cede Ukrainian territory to Russia for first time

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1. It’ll never fly.

   He wants to do this as a temporary measure in hopes that NATO protection will allow for him to negotiate the return of said land. Putin will not voluntarily return it, and NATO will not let Ukraine in.

   As much as I want to see Ukrainian land stolen in 2014 returned, the outcome seems less likely now with Trump entering office in less than two months.

2. That’s not what he said, though. The Telegraph just decided to rephrase it into something else for some reason. Zelesnky said that if NATO accepted the non-occupied Ukraine under its protection, then the hot phase of the war would stop, but he also said that in that case, Ukraine would not recognize occupied Ukraine as part of Russia and would try to return those territories diplomatically. Just read/watch the interview in the original [Sky News article](https://news.sky.com/story/zelenskyy-suggests-hes-prepared-to-end-ukraine-war-in-return-for-nato-membership-even-if-russia-doesnt-immediately-return-seized-land-13263085). Nowhere does he mention ceding any part of Ukraine.

3. This was always what was going to happen. They aren’t getting that territory back. Anything the Russians hold when Ukraine runs out of weapons (or bodies) they will hold. The longer this goes on, the more land they’re going to lose.

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