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March 28, 2022

Zelensky Signals Compromise on Neutrality But Insists on Territorial integrity Ahead of New Talks
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New talks between Ukraine and Russia are set to take place in Istanbul,
Turkey, this week. President Zelensky said Sunday he is prepared to
negotiate a deal with Russia that includes some of Moscow's demands.

President Volodymyr Zelensky: "Security guarantees and neutrality,
non-nuclear status of our state, we are ready to go for it. This is the
most important point. It was the main point for the Russian Federation,
as far as I can remember. And if I remember correctly, this is why they
started the war. … We will not sit down behind the table if we talk
about some kind of 'demilitarization,' some kind of 'denazification.'"

In later comments, Zelensky insisted on Ukrainian sovereignty and
"territorial integrity," after suggestions he could concede on the
status of the eastern Donbas region and reports Moscow would seek to
split the country in two in a "Korean scenario."


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