Zelenskyy: No world leader has the right to negotiate with Putin on behalf of Ukraine

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/12/18/7489634/

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  3. Trump: “I can fix this!”

    [uses big Sharpie to draw new Russian border down the middle of Ukraine]

    “There. Half each. Everyone’s happy!”

  5. Zelenskyy is right. His cause is right. Russia is wrong. Simple as that. Let’s hope the universe balances out.

  6. This is true in a simplistic sense, but Ukraine can’t sustain the war effort without the United States as a backer. So when it comes down to reality those who supply the arms can also supply the terms.

    So, if Trump wants to negotiate – what Zelenskyy is saying here will hardly matter. Unless Europe steps up to fill the gap, which given the political situation in both France and Germany seems unlikely.

  7. This would be the understatement of the year. It’s his country, his war to defend against; with the rest of the world in his corner. Putin will go down a loser and all for nothing, costing millions of lives in the process. 

  8. Since Russia’s invasion, the United States has provided Ukraine with around $75 billion in military, financial and humanitarian aid. “Other NATO allies and partners have provided over $100 billion,” the secretary general said.15. feb. 2024

  10. >Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stressed that no country or world leader has the right to negotiate with Russia on behalf of Ukraine. He noted that any dialogue with the Kremlin must be held according to an agreed action plan and only from a position of strength.

    >**Source:** Zelenskyy speaking during a video conferencing session with Le Parisien readers about the results of talks with Trump in Paris; Ukrinform

    >**Details:** Zelenskyy stressed that Ukraine determines its own future, and no other nation or political leader has the right to dictate terms.

    >**Quote from Zelenskyy:** “I insist that no leader in the world has the right to negotiate with Putin on behalf of Ukraine. We have never delegated this mandate to anyone. We are the victims. It would be unfair if everyone started saying how the country should live. The French people in France, Italians in Italy or Americans in the United States know what they want for themselves. So do Ukrainians.”

    >**More details:** The president also outlined the importance of creating a peace plan to ensure fair conditions for any dialogue with the Russian side. He stressed that peace could be achieved only when Ukraine is strong enough and has guarantees of support from international partners.

    >**Quote from Zelenskyy:** “It’s not about the person in front of you. What matters is the state you are in during the negotiations. I don’t think we are in a weak position, but we are not in a strong position either. Are we in NATO? We don’t know. Will we be part of the European Union? Yes, in the future, but when? To sit down with Putin under such conditions would mean giving him the right to decide everything in our part of the world. First, we need to create a model, an action plan or a peace plan, whatever you want to call it. Then we can present it to Putin or, more broadly, to Russians.”

    >**More details:** The president emphasised that Ukraine determines its own future, and no other nation or political leader has the right to dictate terms. Zelenskyy says that the current situation requires a clear strategy that guarantees the security of Ukrainians and long-term stability.

    >**Quote from Zelenskyy:** “Who can guarantee that Putin will not return to Ukraine [after a ceasefire is established]? What country will help us with its aircraft and troops? All we have now are bilateral guarantees from our partners regarding military and financial support. But if Putin comes back with his millions of people, will we be defending ourselves again? Or will we watch our women and children die? This is not an issue of joining NATO, this is an issue of ensuring our security.”

    >**Background:** Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a video conference with Le Parisien readers that US President-elect Donald Trump is aware of Ukraine’s reluctance to surrender and freeze the war.

  11. Trump inserting himself where he’s unwanted? Unheard of.

  13. He who pays the piper, calls the tunes.

    Ukraine has shed a lot of blood fighting bravely. I really hope they are not betrayed.

  14. Nobody is negotiating for Ukraine. If they are talking about Donald Trump’s plan, Ukraine can refuse it.

    The USA can only vote with their dollars.

  15. To be fair, it’s not much of a negotiation when Trump is told what to do by Putin.

  16. I can already see how it will play out.

    Trump forces Ukraine to freeze the conflict without the security guarantee for Ukraine.

    Trump supporters celebrate Trump the peacemaker.

    In 4 years, after rebuilding its military, Russia reignites the war.

    Trump supporters blame the next president for the war.

  17. He was talking about Orban who recently tried to insert himself into the conversation by calling Putin and suggesting a Christmas truce w/o even asking the Ukrainians

  18. Trumpy’s solution is to screw Ukraine and for them to give Putin whatever he wants. 😕

  19. I agree it’s there fight let them fight for there freedom

  20. They do if they offer you the support you need to continue the fight. You can’t beg for help from countries with one hand and then try and dictate what those countries do.

  22. I hope we arent heading towards some Munich Agreement “Peace in our time” style scenario

  23. No shit, Ukraine is a Sovereign nation, even to suggest otherwise is a massive insult to the people of Ukraine.

  26. Wrong statement. If Ukraine had been self sufficient, this would have been correct. But as Ukraine are dependant on other countries for assistance to fight Russia, the other countries too have a right participate in the discussions albeit not solely.

  27. A reminder that Afghanistan ended as such clusterfuck in great part because Trump negociated directly with the Taliban with no intervention by the Afghan goverment. The deal was reach without its consent, with Trump even freeing 5000 Taliban prisoners to fill up their ranks.

    Seriously. The Afghan government was extremely corrupt. But things would have been very different if Trump wasn’t on the helm. [Things got **really** bad under him.](https://youtu.be/JQkCAHMUgCU?si=9xwIdO4ToUO2de8q&t=369) The Afghan government and NATO went from controlling the vast majority of the country at the beginning of his presidency to only controlling the cities at the end of it.

    So I’m not surprised that Zelensky doesn’t want to see a repeat of it. Trump will sell Ukraine to Russia and celebrate the military occupation and the murder of thousands of Ukrainians as “Peace”.

    And his supporters will eat the shit as if it was caviar.

  28. Yes and no. Ukraine would already be gone without support for the other world leaders.

  29. I always thought it was cringe when republicans argue for Ukrainian capitulation because “so many innocent people have to die for this conflict”… Ukraine decided to defend its sovereignty, who are you to tell them to put their arms down?

  30. Damn right! No one has the right to give away Ukrainian territory without first getting the approval of Ukraine!

  31. This should be obvious.
    The shit Ukraine is going through would not be tolerated by any other nation. imagine people America negotiating for Canada to give up a few provinces .

    we are doing Ukraine dirty

  32. Learning from Afghanistan I see. I wouldn’t risk Trump negotiating such a deal

  33. Well, I’m no world leader, so let me just suggest that Putin go fuck himself.

  34. Well Elon Musk is technically a world leader so I don’t see the problem 

    /s

  35. Conservatives did a 180 on support for Ukraine after Donald Trump’s first impeachment. It’s the strangest thing

  37. Before you post that Zelensky is piloting a sinking ship, and the west should save our money,

    RUSSIA WON’T STOP IN UKRAINE, PUTIN WANTS TO RETURN EUROPE TO THE MAP OF THE COLD WAR.

    I bet you all are either so old you forgot, or are you young to remember, but nuclear training drills are a different beast. You think lock down training is scary? Try getting kids to take a position of protection from a thing that will straight VAPORIZE you from 1,000 ft in the air.

    You wanna save money? Then we (NATO) should cut the containment doctrine BS and launch a Decapitation strike. Nip this crap in the bud before it starts branching out. Europe does not need another Caesar, Napoleon or Hitler.

  39. They might not have the right, but they will still do it anyway. And there’s not much he can do about it. He could refuse to accept the negotiation results. But then he will be isolated by the east and the west. They will leave him to rot if Trump dips. The right wing governments in Europe won’t fill in the gap.

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