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NY Post
New York Post
6 Apr 2023


NextImg:Ukraine may be willing to hold talks on Crimea: Zelensky aide

Ukraine may be ready to negotiate Crimea once its forces successfully launch a counter-offensive and reach the border of the Russian-occupied peninsula, an adviser to Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Andiry Sybiha, the deputy head of the president’s office, said that Kyiv could soon be “ready” to enter talks, in an interview with the Financial Times published Thursday.

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“If we will succeed in achieving our strategic goals on the battlefield and when we will be on the administrative border with Crimea, we are ready to open [a] diplomatic page to discuss this issue,” Sybiha said, referencing Kyiv’s highly anticipated counterattack to gain back territory in the east and south.

He added: “It doesn’t mean that we exclude the way of liberation [of Crimea] by our army.”

Russia has occupied Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula ever since 2014 — long before launching its full-scale invasion in February of last year.

Sybiha’s comments are the most direct indication that Ukraine may negotiate ever since the country cut off talks last April, though another adviser to Zelensky appeared to contradict his sentiment on Thursday.

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Ukraine may be willing to negotiate with Russia if its counter-attack is successful, an adviser said.
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Mykhailo Podolyak, a presidential adviser went against Sybiha in a tweet Thursday, writing: “The basis for real negotiations with (Russia) is the complete withdrawal of Russian armed groups beyond the internationally recognized borders of Ukraine in 1991. Including #Crimea.”

“There is no question of any territorial concessions or bargaining of our sovereign rights,” he added.

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Russia has occupied Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula ever since 2014.
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In separate comments, Zelensky’s spokesperson Serhiy Nykyforov was quoted by Ukrainian media outlet Liga Net as saying that the Ukrainian leader was the only person able to speak with authority about possible peace talks.

While speaking in Poland on Wednesday, Zelensky said that their planned counter-offensive would happen sooner if Ukraine received more ammunition from its Western allies.

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A separate adviser said that the Ukrainian president is the only person who can decide if Ukraine is up for talks with Russia.
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Ukrainian soldiers currently face a difficult situation in the key eastern city of Bakhmut, Zelensky said, noting that troops have been inching forward only to be pushed back by Russian forces.

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While speaking in Poland on Wednesday, Zelensky said that their planned counter-offensive would happen sooner if Ukraine received more ammunition from its Western allies.
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“There is success in some districts of Bakhmut — we’re going forward,” Zelensky said Wednesday. “Or there’s no (success) and we’re again leaving for positions.”

With Post wires.