Zelensky: Ukraine will not cede territory for peace with Russia - CNN

[TexasTowelie]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Thursday that Ukraine is unwilling to cede any of its land to Russia, standing firm that a concession of Ukrainian territory won't be part of any diplomatic negotiations to end the war.

"Ukrainians are not ready to give away their land, to accept that these territories belong to Russia. This is our land," Zelensky said in an exclusive interview aired Thursday on CNN's "The Situation Room."

[Mike Nelson]

1. Very wise man...

... I know there are people in "the West" who are whispering to him, "just give them that," and, "let's get this over with." They don't understand Putin and his ilk. That rewards the behavior and guarantees another invasion, in Ukraine or somewhere ease.

[duckworth969]

2. Spot on

You don’t appease dictators.

You have to kill them.

Biden is right about Putin, he’s not gonna stop.

[Mike Nelson]

4. Biden...

... certainly seems sharp-minded. When people were still ho-humming pooh-poohing, he said he thought Putin would invade.

[Irish_Dem]

3. European leaders tried to appease Hitler by letting him invade Poland.

We know how that worked out.