Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reaffimed his firm refusal to cede any territory, resisting U.S. pressure for a painful compromise with Russia as he continued to rally European support for Ukraine.

“Undoubtedly, Russia insists for us to give up territories. We, clearly, don’t want to give up anything. That’s what we are fighting for,” Zelenskyy said in a WhatsApp chat late Monday in which he answered reporters’ questions.

“Do we consider ceding any territories? According to the law we don’t have such right. According to Ukraine’s law, our constitution, international law, and to be frank, we don’t have a moral right either.”

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[–] Badabinski@kbin.earth 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The land Putin has stolen contains rich coal reserves and a shitton of metallurgical industry. If you want to completely disregard the fact that people are actively dying to defend/reacquire it, consider the industrial and military importance of the region. The land represents energy security (don't get me wrong, fuck coal stop burning it) and raw materials to make more weaponry.

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 5 points 3 months ago

It also has land access and fresh water supply to Crimea, a huge amount of chernozem soil, and the homes of ten million people. There's heaps of valuable stuff there