The spokesman for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said Friday that Ukraine “does not trade with its territories”, in response to the suggestion of the Brazilian president in Kiev to cede Crimea to wage war.
“Ukraine appreciates the efforts of the President of Brazil [Luis Inácio Lula da Silva] find a solution to put an end to Russian aggression,” Oleg Nikolenko declared on his Facebook account.
“At the same time, we have to make it clear: Ukraine does not trade with its territories,” added the Ukrainian ministerial spokesman.
Nikolenko also stressed that “there is no legal, political or moral reason” for them to cede “a single inch of Ukrainian territory”, and reaffirmed that Ukraine stands by its position on this issue.
“Any mediation effort to restore peace in Ukraine must be based on respect for the sovereignty and full recovery of Ukraine’s territorial integrity, following the principles of the UN Charter,” Nikolenko stressed.
The spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine thus responded to recent statements by Lula da Silva.
The Brazilian president, who will visit Beijing next week, will propose to his Chinese counterpart the promotion of dialogue between Russia and Ukraine and said that the invaded country may have to cede Crimea.
Russian President Vladimir “Putin cannot keep the land of Ukraine. Crimea may be discussed. But what he invaded again, we have to rethink,” Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Thursday in Brasilia, during a meeting with journalists. .
On the other hand, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “cannot want everything.” [NATO] will not be able to settle on the border,” Lula stressed, according to Agência Brasil.
Source: TSF
