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President of ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky has said his country is ready to accept neutral non-nuclear status as part of a peace deal with Russia.
while speaking in an interview with Russian independent journalists, Zelensky said any agreement between Russia and Ukraine would have to be put to the Ukrainian people in a referendum, but that it is his desire to reach a concrete peace agreement.
His comments come as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine surpasses one month and as Ukraine enters new negotiations with Russia in Turkey this Tuesday, March 29.
President Zelensky said any agreement with Russia will have security guarantees and he will make sure it is not just ‘another piece of paper’.
“Security guarantees and the neutral, non-nuclear status of our state. We are ready to accept this. This is the most important point,” Zelensky said.
Zelensky told the journalists that, “this was the first point of principle for the Russian Federation, as I recall. And as far as I remember, they started the war because of this.”
“So this clause is a security guarantee clause for Ukraine. And since they say it’s for them [security guarantees] as well, it’s understandable to me, and it’s being discussed. It’s in-depth, but I’m interested in making sure it’s not just another piece of paper.”
