Zelenskyy offered a major concession amid escalating tensions and false claims from Trump over the origin of the war.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25963513

Summary

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated he is willing to resign if it ensures peace or NATO membership for Ukraine.

“If it is peace for Ukraine, and if you really want me to leave my post, I’m ready,” he said. “Alternatively, I can trade this for NATO membership… I’m focusing on Ukraine’s security today, not in 20 years.”

His comments come amid tensions with Donald Trump, who falsely suggested the Ukrainian president was responsible for starting the war.

Meanwhile, U.S.-Russia negotiations continue without Ukraine, which Zelenskyy firmly rejects. Zelenskyy emphasized the importance of Ukrainian involvement in any peace negotiations.

  • @Lost_My_Mind
    1•5 hours ago

    I’m not sure that’s true. I can’t speak for Ukrainians, but I would think they’d see him as a national hero, and elect him president for life. That being said, I have no idea how feasible that is. I don’t know if Ukraine has term limits, or if him winning the war would guarentee him winning their next election.

    But if I were Ukrainian, I’d elect him every single election.

    • rockerface 🇺🇦
      1•3 hours ago

      As a Ukrainian, respectfully fuck the entire idea of presidency for life. That’s how you get putin.

      Zelenskyy is doing a great job holding our shit together, but make no mistakes, if there was no war, he would have very likely not been a president for almost a year now.