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I think that anyone with common sense who thinks this through does not want to create this danger. So the Hungarian position is clear: There is no possibility for Ukraine to join NATO,
he added
It's my opinion, and I'm very honest about it, and I also spoke about it with European leaders and with the American administration, and I asked them to help me with Israel to give us support, especially with air defenses,
he said
No nation will ever give up its land. That is why everyone needs to calm down here, we need to look for conditions for peace, but not at the expense of Ukrainian land
he told Euronews in Brussels, as Ukraine marked 1,000 days since Russia’s full-scale invasion
We cannot legally acknowledge any occupied territory of Ukraine as Russian. That is about those territories... occupied by Putin before the full-scale invasion, since 2014,
Zelenskyy responded
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President Vladimir Putin has been very clear Crimea will never return to Ukrainian hands. Are you willing to give up Crimea in pursuit of a peace deal to end this war and stop the bloodshed in Europe?"
Yingst then asked Zelenskyy about the Russian annexation of the Crimea region in 2014, sayingI was already mentioning that we are ready to bring Crimea back diplomatically,
Zelenskyy said
Have you accepted that under any sort of cease-fire agreement or peace deal that some Ukrainian territory may remain in Russian hands?"
Yingst asked ZelenskyyAs part of the surge in security assistance that President Biden announced on September 26 to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position, the Department of Defense today announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs,
the Pentagon said WednesdayThis announcement is the Biden Administration's seventieth tranche of equipment to be provided from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021,
it addedIf they will cut, we will—I think we will lose,
Zelensky saidBut it also depends on the United States of America much more. Putin is weaker than the United States of America. The President of the United States of America has the strength and authorities and the weapons, and he can decrease the price for the energy resources."
He addedI’m sure that, as of today, it depends on Putin, really a lot. He can do that. He can be willing and end this war,
Zelenskyy answeredIf they will cut, I think we will lose. Of course, anyway, we will stay and we will fight. We have production, but it’s not enough to prevail. And I think it is not enough to survive. But it will be, if such choice will be the American choice, so we will decide what we’ll have to do,
Zelenskyy saidI think that was the most difficult period, but now this period, this moment depends, I think, on our unity in Ukraine, and I think that what is very dangerous is if we lose unity in Europe and, what is most important, unity between Ukraine and the United States,
Zelenskyy saidIt will not be simple, but I think if, to use all the issues that the United States has, yes, he can. Because he is much stronger than Putin. He’s stronger. The United States is stronger. Economy, stronger. The United States has a very big influence,
Zelenskyy answeredAre you hopeful that President-elect Trump will be able to influence Putin to end the war?"
Yingst followed upIsn’t Putin the one who can make this decision to end this war?"
Yingst askedThere is a big common worry over the security situation in Europe and above all the situation in Ukraine,
said Germany's foreign ministry spokesperson Kathrin Deschauer ahead of the talks
I note with gratitude in this context the readiness of the largest EU countries to take on the burden of military and financial support for Ukraine in the face of a possible reduction in US involvement,
Sikorski said
Scenarios for resolving the conflict and ending Russia’s aggression should be developed in close cooperation with the Ukrainian authorities,
Sikorski stressed