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Ukrainian First Lady says conceding territory to Russia won't end the war

02 June 2022 09:10 (UTC +04:00)

"Conceding territory to Russia would be “conceding a freedom” and would not end President Vladimir Putin’s invasion," Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska said, APA reports citing CNN.

“Ukrainians can’t take normally all those statements that we are sometimes hearing from leaders of countries — in some cases the leaders of big and influential countries. You can’t just concede parts of your territory, it’s like conceding a freedom,” Zelenska said during an interview with ABC News previewed on Thursday.

She reiterated her husband’s position that the Donbas region — where Russia has now concentrated its offensive — will be Ukrainian again.

“Even if we would concede our territories the aggressor would not stop at that, he would continue pressing, he would continue … launching more and more attacks against our territory,” Zelenska added.