German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in an interview CNN He declared that the West, rather than Ukraine, would not decide the terms of peace in Ukraine, including Kiev’s territorial concessions.
The politician was asked about the possibility of negotiating to resolve the dispute on the terms of Ukraine’s renunciation of Crimea and part of Donbass.
“Decisions will not be made without the Ukrainians. We will not decide on their behalf,” Scholz said, adding the West’s support for Ukraine.
Also, Scholz declaration He noted that the West is ready to provide security guarantees to Ukraine after the end of the conflict, but that the time has not yet come.
John Kirby, former White House Strategic Communications Coordinator aforementioned In an interview with Bloomberg, he said that Ukraine must decide for itself how it sees victory in the conflict.