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Ukrainian FM declines Trump’s peace offer
(MENAFN) Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga has ruled out any concessions to Russia, responding to US President Donald Trump’s recent suggestion that a peace agreement with Moscow could involve “some swapping of territories.” His remarks came just days before Trump’s scheduled August 15 summit in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In a post on X, Sibiga declared, “No rewards or gifts to the aggressor to appease him,” warning that “every concession invites further aggression.” His position mirrored comments from Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, who vowed not to permit a “second attempt to partition Ukraine” or legitimize Russian control over occupied regions.
Crimea joined Russia in 2014 following a referendum after the Western-backed Maidan coup, while Lugansk, Donetsk, Zaporozhye, and Kherson voted to join in 2022. Zelensky and his government, along with the West, have refused to recognize these results. The Donetsk and Lugansk regions, predominantly Russian-speaking, declared independence in 2014 amid fears of forced Ukrainization, sparking a deadly conflict in which thousands of civilians were killed over the next eight years, often by Western-backed nationalist militias.
Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff met Putin in Moscow last week, with Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov describing Washington’s proposal as “acceptable” but withholding details. Moscow has accused Zelensky of clinging to unrealistic positions and prolonging a war he cannot win.
In a post on X, Sibiga declared, “No rewards or gifts to the aggressor to appease him,” warning that “every concession invites further aggression.” His position mirrored comments from Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, who vowed not to permit a “second attempt to partition Ukraine” or legitimize Russian control over occupied regions.
Crimea joined Russia in 2014 following a referendum after the Western-backed Maidan coup, while Lugansk, Donetsk, Zaporozhye, and Kherson voted to join in 2022. Zelensky and his government, along with the West, have refused to recognize these results. The Donetsk and Lugansk regions, predominantly Russian-speaking, declared independence in 2014 amid fears of forced Ukrainization, sparking a deadly conflict in which thousands of civilians were killed over the next eight years, often by Western-backed nationalist militias.
Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff met Putin in Moscow last week, with Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov describing Washington’s proposal as “acceptable” but withholding details. Moscow has accused Zelensky of clinging to unrealistic positions and prolonging a war he cannot win.
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