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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asserted that no world leader has the right to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin on behalf of Ukraine.

Speaking to Le Parisien readers, Zelenskyy emphasized that Ukraine alone determines its future and any dialogue with Russia must follow a peace plan based on strength and international support.

He warned against negotiating without clear guarantees of security, highlighting the risks of Putin resuming aggression after a ceasefire.

Zelenskyy called for a strategy ensuring Ukraine's long-term stability and security, beyond NATO or EU membership timelines.

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[-] horse_battery_staple@lemmy.world 301 points 16 hours ago

It's fucking ridiculous he has to say it out loud

[-] scarabic@lemmy.world 1 points 10 minutes ago

Of course no one can negotiate on behalf of Ukraine. Ukraine is holding on thanks to the support of several parties, and those parties do have the right to continue or end that support depending on the conditions they see. I hope this never happens, but If the US says they’re okay with letting Russia keep the territory its gained as long as hostilities end, then they are within their rights to withhold further arms aid on those conditions. Is that the US negotiating as if they are themselves Ukraine? No. Zelensky understands that he is existentially dependent on others. He’s just reminding them not to abuse that.

[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 68 points 15 hours ago

Tbh a lot of people in the states are under the impression that we CAN do precisely that, because we absolutely have done in the past. But this is also kind of a whole different ballgame, in a ton of pretty crucial ways.

[-] P1nkman@lemmy.world 40 points 14 hours ago

No world leader = hey, you orange turd, you do NOT speak on our behalf.

[-] Serinus@lemmy.world 16 points 12 hours ago

But stated politically.

[-] ZK686@lemmy.world -2 points 4 hours ago

Not only that, but we're giving fucking BILLIONS of money to Ukraine, we SHOULD have a say so in what happens...

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 20 points 12 hours ago

this is why our teachers taught us the difference between can and may (one implies ability, the other permission) because all of south america is looking at this like "fucking right dude"

[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 19 points 12 hours ago

As an American, I have always found our conduct in South America in particular to be utterly reprehensible.

[-] zqps@sh.itjust.works 9 points 8 hours ago

Central too. Dole & United Fruit, Panama Canal, School of the Americas, just to mention a few lasting atrocities

[-] horse_battery_staple@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

Thus the ridiculous nature of the statement

[-] ZK686@lemmy.world -5 points 4 hours ago

Yet, he expects the US to just keep cutting those checks, right?

[-] dance_ninja@lemmy.world 27 points 13 hours ago

It is, but that's what Trump did with Afghanistan.

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