INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ukraine will offer to switch area with Russia in any potential peace negotiations, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview
released Tuesday, including that Europe alone would not be able to take on Kyivs war effort.Zelensky will fulfill U.S
Vice President JD Vance on Friday at the Munich Security Conference, the Ukrainian leaders spokesperson told AFP, as Washington pushes for
an end to the almost three-year war with Russia.Vance has actually been a frequent critic of U.S
support that has been essential to Ukraines war effort
There are voices which state that Europe might offer security guarantees without the Americans, and I always state no, Zelensky told the
Guardian paper in an interview published on the U.K
newspapers site on Tuesday
Security warranties without America are not real security guarantees, he said.Trump is keen for both sides to reach a deal, the regards to
which provide issue in Ukraine.Zelensky told the Guardian he would use Russian President Vladimir Putin territory that Ukraine seized in
Russias Kursk region 6 months ago
We will swap one territory for another, he said, including that he did not understand which territories he would ask for in return
I dont understand, we will see
However all our territories are very important, there is no priority, he said.Russia says it has actually annexed five regions of Ukraine
Crimea in 2014 and then Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia in 2022 though it does not have complete control over them.Trump verified
Monday that he would soon dispatch his unique envoy Keith Kellogg, who is entrusted with preparing a proposal to halt the battling, to
president is pressing for a quick end to the conflict, while Zelensky is calling for difficult security assurances from Washington as part
of any deal.Kyiv fears that any settlement that does not include difficult military commitments, such as NATO subscription or the release of
peacekeeping soldiers, will allow the Kremlin time to regroup and rearm for a fresh attack.Zelensky has actually stated he would use U.S
business financially rewarding restoration contracts in a bid to win over Trump
Those who are assisting us to conserve Ukraine will renovate it, with their services together with Ukrainian organizations
All these things we are ready to speak about in detail, he told the Guardian.Ukraine has some of the most significant mineral reserves in
Europe and it is not in the interests of the United States for those to fall under Russian hands, he said
Valuable natural deposits where we can provide our partners possibilities that didnt exist before to buy them
For us it will create jobs, for American business it will create revenues, he added.The Munich conference includes Russia advancing
throughout Ukraines eastern Donetsk area, where over the previous year it has actually captured numerous settlements, a lot of entirely
flattened by months of Russian barrages.
