Kyiv has long maintained that Russia would not give up the occupied territories in exchange for peace. However, with Donald, who was elected the new president of the USA, Embers Pressing to speed up negotiations, Ukrainian officials are increasingly emphasizing the need for reliable security guarantees, writes New York Times (NYT) Wednesday, November 13.

With Ukrainian forces steadily losing ground in the east, two senior Ukrainian officials believe defending the country’s interests in potential negotiations will likely depend less on borders defined by conflict and more on the reliability of guarantees, the NYT notes. maintain the ceasefire.

“The talks should be based on guarantees,” said Roman Kostenko, Chairman of the Defense and Intelligence Committee of the Ukrainian Parliament. “Nothing is more important for Ukraine.”

Another senior Ukrainian official, speaking on condition of anonymity, spoke more candidly:

“The territorial question is extremely important, but still the second question,” the official said, adding: “The first question is security guarantees.”

Ukraine determines its borders based on the internationally accepted 1991 Declaration of Independence. Kostenko emphasized that Russia has seized approximately 20% of Ukrainian territory and that Kiev will not officially give up its claims to any Russian-occupied territory.

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