The President declares that Ukraine would like peace but isn't willing to let its land go to Russia

The President declares that Ukraine would like peace but isn’t willing to let its land go to Russia. 

KYIV: Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Russia of destroying peace efforts. It said he would not be making any concessions to territorial rights in a message to the Ukrainian people in the early hours on Tuesday.

Zelenskiy spoke after the Russian decision to officially recognize two of the Moscow-backed regions in eastern Ukraine as autonomous and send troops to the region, speeding up unrest that the West fears could trigger an all-out conflict. 

Following the chairing of a security council meeting, Zelenskiy slammed Russia into trespassing on Ukraine’s sovereignty and claimed that it could lead to Moscow taking a break from negotiations. Minsk peace talks aim to end the separatist war in the eastern part of Ukraine.

Zelenskiy stated that Ukraine would like to resolve the conflict through diplomacy, but the country was prepared to take on long.

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“We are determined to follow the diplomatic and peaceful way that we have chosen, and we will take this path and only that,” Zelenskiy said. 

“But we are in our territory. We’re not scared of anyone, or anything is not a threat to us. We owe no one anything and will offer nothing to anyone.”

He demanded an emergency summit of Ukraine, Russia, Germany, and France and urged allies of Ukraine to take action against Russia.

A Reuters witness observed unusually large, massive columns of military hardware moving across the city split by Donetsk following Russian President Vladimir Putin told Russia’s defense ministry to send troops in the two regions to “keep the peace.”

Russia’s actions have drawn the U.S. and European condemnation and threats of sanctions. 

Still, it wasn’t immediately clear if the Russian military operation could be viewed as a sign of people in the West as the first step towards a large-scale invasion. 

Separatists backed by Russia previously ruled the region, and Moscow was, in fact, a part of it.

Zelenskiy’s government has expressed its displeasure with the unwillingness of the West to issue preemptive sanctions following Russia has gathered more than 100,000 troops close to the border of Ukraine in the past few weeks.

“We anticipate clear and efficient actions of cooperation from all our friends,” Zelenskiy said. “It is crucial to know who is our true partner and friend in addition to who can continue to terrorize our Russian Federation with words.”