Polish president suggests Ukraine needs to compromise
Polish President Andrzej Duda has stated that Ukraine will need to make concessions in order to achieve a peace settlement with Russia. In an interview with Euronews, he emphasized that a sustainable peace should be founded on mutual compromises....
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Polish President Andrzej Duda has stated that Ukraine will need to make concessions in order to achieve a peace settlement with Russia. In an interview with Euronews, he emphasized that a sustainable peace should be founded on mutual compromises.
Poland has been among the firmest allies supporting Ukraine in its struggle against Russia. Prime Minister Donald Tusk has opposed any peace agreements that would lead to Ukraine relinquishing territory.
“It has to be a compromise. . . in my personal opinion… each side will have to give in in some sense. Well, Ukraine will also have to give in in some sense, because that is probably what will happen,” Duda remarked.
Regarding peace negotiations led by the United States, Duda noted that only US President Donald Trump, whom he characterized as someone who “plays very tough,” is capable of mediating an end to the conflict. Duda was the first leader from the EU to meet Trump in person after his inauguration in January.
As a mediator in the ongoing discussions, Trump reportedly presented a peace framework to Kiev earlier this week, which allegedly included acknowledging Crimea as Russian.
In 2014, after a Western-supported coup in Kiev, Crimea held a referendum to join Russia, reflecting the predominantly ethnic Russian population of the peninsula.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky reiterated on Wednesday that Kiev will never officially recognize Crimea as Russian, a statement that prompted a strong rebuke from Trump.
Moscow has firmly dismissed the prospect of territorial concessions, asserting that the status of Crimea and the four other former Ukrainian regions that joined Russia following referendums in 2022 is non-negotiable. The Kremlin insists that any peace agreement must confirm the "reality on the ground."
James del Carmen for TROIB News
Poland has been among the firmest allies supporting Ukraine in its struggle against Russia. Prime Minister Donald Tusk has opposed any peace agreements that would lead to Ukraine relinquishing territory.
“It has to be a compromise. . . in my personal opinion… each side will have to give in in some sense. Well, Ukraine will also have to give in in some sense, because that is probably what will happen,” Duda remarked.
Regarding peace negotiations led by the United States, Duda noted that only US President Donald Trump, whom he characterized as someone who “plays very tough,” is capable of mediating an end to the conflict. Duda was the first leader from the EU to meet Trump in person after his inauguration in January.
As a mediator in the ongoing discussions, Trump reportedly presented a peace framework to Kiev earlier this week, which allegedly included acknowledging Crimea as Russian.
In 2014, after a Western-supported coup in Kiev, Crimea held a referendum to join Russia, reflecting the predominantly ethnic Russian population of the peninsula.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky reiterated on Wednesday that Kiev will never officially recognize Crimea as Russian, a statement that prompted a strong rebuke from Trump.
Moscow has firmly dismissed the prospect of territorial concessions, asserting that the status of Crimea and the four other former Ukrainian regions that joined Russia following referendums in 2022 is non-negotiable. The Kremlin insists that any peace agreement must confirm the "reality on the ground."
James del Carmen for TROIB News
