Foreign Ministry spokesperson Oleh Nikolenko was responding to a comment from German lawmaker Michael Kretschmer, the head of the state of Saxony, who suggested that the Ukrainian government temporarily give up territory in exchange for a ceasefire with Russia.
A prominent German lawmaker is urging Ukraine to accept a "temporary" loss of territory in hopes of ending its war with Russia. Michael Kretschmer, the…
If Ukraine accepts the temporary loss of territories, Russian forces will become closer to Germany and Saxony, in particular, Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Oleh Nikolenko said, commenting on the words of the Prime Minister of Saxony about concessions on territories for the sake of a ceasefire.
Saxony’s Minister-President, Michael Kretschmer, suggested a temporary handover of Ukraine’s occupied territories in exchange for a ceasefire in an interview with Funke Mediengruppe, German news magazine Spiegel reported on Dec. 27.
Any concessions to Russia will only lead to an expansion of aggression in the future, the Ukraine's Foreign Ministry is convinced. Source: European Pravda, with reference to Oleh Nikolenko, the speaker of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, who commented on the words of the Prime Minister of Saxony that it is time for Ukraine to think about concessions for the sake of truce.