Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak ruled out a ceasefire with Russia and said Kiev would not accept any deal with Moscow involving the ceding of territory.
“The war will not stop (after any concessions). It will just be put on pause for a while,” Podolyak said in an interview with Reuters last Saturday (21).
Podolyak said making concessions would backfire for Ukraine because Russia would react more forcefully after any break in the fighting.
“After a while, with renewed intensity, the Russians will build up their weapons, manpower and work on their mistakes, modernize a little, dismiss many generals… said Podolyak.
“Russia cannot stand in the way because they will (develop) a ‘revanchist’ climate and will be even more cruel,” he said.
Podolyak also rejected calls for an urgent ceasefire that would involve Russian forces remaining in the territory they occupied in southern and eastern Ukraine, saying that “(Russian) forces must leave the country and after that the resumption of the peace process will be possible”.
The Ukrainian President’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, echoed Podolyak’s words, writing on Sunday that “the war must end with the complete restoration of Ukrainian territorial integrity and sovereignty.”
Source: CNN Brasil
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