Zelensky: "I am ready to resign if this guarantees peace for Ukraine"
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced his readiness to resign from his post in order to establish peace in the country. He stated this at a press conference organized within the framework of the “Ukraine. 2025” forum in Kiev.
“If this guarantees peace for Ukraine, I am ready to leave. Or to exchange my post for NATO [membership], I do not intend to stay in power for decades,” Zelensky said.
Zelensky also noted that Ukraine received not $350 billion, but $100 billion from the United States. “$120 billion is Ukraine, $100 billion is Europe and its partners, $100 billion is the United States. Not $500, not $300, not $700… Out of respect for our partners, we will not recognize a $500 billion debt,” he said.
In addition, the Ukrainian president said that he and Biden agreed that US aid is a grant. “A grant is not a debt. I will not recognize even $100 billion… I will not sign anything that will be paid for by 10 generations of Ukrainians,” Volodymyr Zelensky stressed.
After the Russian-American talks in Riyadh, Donald Trump sharply criticized Zelensky. According to the US president, Zelensky’s rating among Ukrainians has fallen, and Trump also called him a “dictator” and called for presidential elections in Ukraine.
For your information, Volodymyr Zelensky\'s five-year presidential term ends in May 2024 - since then, Russian propaganda and the government have been pushing the thesis of his \"illegitimacy.\" There is a consensus within Ukraine itself that Zelensky will remain at the helm of the state while the war continues.
Read "Zamin" on Telegram!Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced his readiness to resign from his post in order to establish peace in the country. He stated this at a press conference organized within the framework of the “Ukraine. 2025” forum in Kiev.
“If this guarantees peace for Ukraine, I am ready to leave. Or to exchange my post for NATO [membership], I do not intend to stay in power for decades,” Zelensky said.
Zelensky also noted that Ukraine received not $350 billion, but $100 billion from the United States. “$120 billion is Ukraine, $100 billion is Europe and its partners, $100 billion is the United States. Not $500, not $300, not $700… Out of respect for our partners, we will not recognize a $500 billion debt,” he said.
In addition, the Ukrainian president said that he and Biden agreed that US aid is a grant. “A grant is not a debt. I will not recognize even $100 billion… I will not sign anything that will be paid for by 10 generations of Ukrainians,” Volodymyr Zelensky stressed.
After the Russian-American talks in Riyadh, Donald Trump sharply criticized Zelensky. According to the US president, Zelensky’s rating among Ukrainians has fallen, and Trump also called him a “dictator” and called for presidential elections in Ukraine.
For your information, Volodymyr Zelensky\'s five-year presidential term ends in May 2024 - since then, Russian propaganda and the government have been pushing the thesis of his \"illegitimacy.\" There is a consensus within Ukraine itself that Zelensky will remain at the helm of the state while the war continues.
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