Saturday02 November 2024
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Duda on forcing Russia to concede: If you're so generous, why not give them a piece of your own land?

Polish President Andrzej Duda has opposed any territorial concessions to Russia in the conflict with Ukraine. He believes that Ukraine should be provided with everything necessary to achieve a complete victory.
Дуда о давлении на Россию: Если вы так щедры, подарите ей часть своей территории.
Президент Польши Анджей Дуда

He stated this in an interview with the Sunday Times.

The Polish president emphasizes that it would be a catastrophic mistake to "give Moscow even an inch." At the same time, he did not answer the question of whether Ukraine could regain control over all its territory, considering Russia's numerical advantage.

However, Duda responded to calls from some Western politicians who argue that Ukraine should come to terms with the loss of certain territories.

“If you are so generous towards Russia, why not give it a piece of your own land? Why should any sovereign country appease Russia? On what basis, may I ask, does Russia deserve anything—especially foreign territory?” said the Polish president.

Earlier, the Financial Times reported that Western foreign policy circles have been discussing the "German model" for ending the war in Ukraine for over 18 months. This model suggests that Ukraine would be offered to join NATO without the occupied territories, which it would need to agree to return through diplomatic means.

Czech President Petr Pavel also mentioned that Ukraine needs to be "realistic" about its goals in the war. In his view, neither Ukraine nor Russia can expect to achieve their maximalist objectives, and therefore, he stated, it is necessary to accept that some Ukrainian territories will "temporarily" remain under Moscow's occupation.

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has opposed "half-measures" for the sake of peace. They reminded that the withdrawal of Russian occupying forces from all of Ukraine is a mandatory point of President Volodymyr Zelensky's "peace formula."