Ceding land to Russia would be occupation disguised as peace: Ukrainian Nobel winner
Nobel Peace Prize winner Oleksandra Matviichuk says any peace deal that hands Ukrainian territory to Russia would be no peace deal at all.
It’s been 700 days since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the war between the two countries shows no signs of abating.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has put forward a peace plan that, among other things, demands the expulsion of all Russian forces from his country — something he says is non-negotiable. Russian President Vladimir Putin said last month: “There will be peace when we will achieve our goals.”
But as both sides dig their heels in, some — including Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico and former U.S. Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy — have called on Ukraine to negotiate a settlement with Russia that would cede some of its territory.