Vladimir Zelensky/Office of the President
Ukraine will never recognize the occupied Crimea as part of Russia and is ready to negotiate with the Kremlin over the peninsula. Kyiv offered Moscow to put aside the issues of Crimea during a full-scale war.
Kyiv offered Moscow to negotiate on Crimea for 10 years
President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in an interview with Italian journalists, reports 24 channel. First of all, Zelensky said that Ukraine would never recognize the annexed Crimea as part of Russia.
It is an Autonomous Republic with its own rights, a parliament. The Autonomous Republic of Crimea is part of Ukraine,” the head of state emphasized.
Zelensky said that Ukraine was ready to put aside the issue of Crimea so as not to complicate peace negotiations with Russia.
“We were ready to talk with Russia that the decision on Crimea is not relevant, because there is a war going on.For the time being, human life.Let's put aside this issue of our negotiations if it is painful, if it complicates the negotiation process.If the issue of Crimea complicates the issue of a meeting between Russia, the presidents of Ukraine and Russia. Well, let's put this question aside,” the president said.
He called it a good proposal from Ukraine. According to Zelensky, during the talks in Istanbul, the Ukrainian delegation suggested that Russia put aside this issue, but not forever.
The head of state said that Ukraine wanted to “remove the issue of Crimea from the map of the war”, which is why it proposed to sign a document stipulating that Kyiv and Moscow should resolve the Crimean issues within 10 years. However, Russia did not agree.
