Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky signaled on Friday that he is shifting his position on his country’s war against Russia.
Zelensky is now reportedly willing to concede territory to Russia to bring an end to the war that was started in 2022 when Russian forces invaded.
“If we want to stop the hot phase of the war, we need to take under the NATO umbrella the territory of Ukraine that we have under our control,” Zelensky said in an interview with Sky News.
“We need to do it fast,” he continued. “And then on the [occupied] territory of Ukraine, Ukraine can get them back in a diplomatic way.”
The Telegraph reported that Zelensky’s new remarks represented “a considerable shift in his position” after he previously indicated that Ukraine would fight Russia until the country regained complete control of all of its internationally recognized borders.
Zelensky said that he…
