Ukraine responds to Lula da Silva that it will not give up on recovering Crimea

Ukraine affirmed this Friday that he will not renounce crimeapeninsula annexed by Russia in 2014, in exchange for the end of the war, thus responding to the formulation suggested the day before by the president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

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“There is no legal, political or moral reason to justify abandoning a single inch of Ukrainian territory”wrote in Facebook the spokesman of Ukrainian diplomacy, Oleg Nikolenkowho said nevertheless appreciate “the efforts of the Brazilian president to find a way to stop the russian aggression”.

“Any mediation effort to restore peace in Ukraine must be based on respect for the sovereignty and full and complete territorial integrity of Ukrainein accordance with the principles of the charter of United Nations”the spokesman added.

On Thursday, the Brazilian president had suggested that Ukraine cede the peninsula of crimea to Russia to facilitate the end of the war, and stated that the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, “can’t want it all”.

“(Russian President Vladimir) putin can not keep the territory of Ukraine. Maybe Crimea will be discussed. But what invaded again, has to rethink it ”, said also Lula in a meeting with journalists at the Presidential Palace of the planaltoin Brasilia.

Lula formulated at the end of January a proposal for mediation in the conflict of Ukraine by a group of countries. The Brazilian leader plans to present this project to his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinpingin Beijing next week.

The head of brazilian state He said he was confident in the chances of success of this project, and hopes that the group of countries can be created upon his return from China.

Russia He said on several occasions in recent days that peace talks are impossible in the current context, and assured that he will maintain his military operation in Ukraine.

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrovinsisted this Friday that the peace talks on Ukraine should be based on a “new world order” free from the domination of the United States.

Source: Elcomercio

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