Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reaffimed his firm refusal to cede any territory, resisting U.S. pressure for a painful compromise with Russia as he continued to rally European support for Ukraine.

“Undoubtedly, Russia insists for us to give up territories. We, clearly, don’t want to give up anything. That’s what we are fighting for,” Zelenskyy said in a WhatsApp chat late Monday in which he answered reporters’ questions.

“Do we consider ceding any territories? According to the law we don’t have such right. According to Ukraine’s law, our constitution, international law, and to be frank, we don’t have a moral right either.”

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    6 days ago

    For the warmongers here who fully back zelenskyy refusal to cede territory i would like to remember you that ukraine is in need for men and you are welcome on the front lines defending land.

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      And you think all that have died or been wounded would be happy to have over that territory?

      I seem to recall another time where they handed over territory to a despot and believed that would be enough. Sure worked out well for them.

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        And you think all that have died or been wounded would be happy to have over that territory?

        Why don’t you go on the front lines to defend the land if you care so much about it?

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            You didn’t answer the question. Personally i wouldn’t want to go in ukraine risking to be burned alive fighting over invisible lines on a map so that a government can claim its theirs. For this reason i do not advocate for war or back the ones who are forcing other people to fight.

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              The majority of Ukrainians do not support ceding territory.

              And what a stupid fucking thought process you have going. Russia invaded Ukraine, they should be fucking leaving not having tankie shits suggesting that Ukrainians should just give up.

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                Answer the question yourself, if you care so much about ukraine land and are afraid about russia why don’t you go on the front lines?

                A stupid though process is to believe that something is good only because you are not getting your hands dirty and others are doing it for you. Ukrainians should be allowed to do what the fuck they want, if case you aren’t aware people are being drafted by force and many haven’t been able to left the country for years.

                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXhC8WREVKM

                Recently men beetween 18-22 were allowed to leave the border (after two years of not being able to) and many left the country.

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                  Answer the question yourself, if you care so much about ukraine land and are afraid about russia why don’t you go on the front lines?

                  Because my donations are worth more than my body. Answer the question, why aren’t you being paid to be a mouth piece for russian propaganda? Or seeing how you spell… guessing you’re sitting in russia trying to convince me and others that we should abandon Ukrainians in their fight against the ruzzians.

                  A stupid though process is to believe that something is good only because you are not getting your hands dirty and others are doing it for you. Ukrainians should be allowed to do what the fuck they want, if case you aren’t aware people are being drafted by force and many haven’t been able to left the country for years.

                  Yea it’s called a war for your survival, they’re being drafted because it’s needed. Again, the majority want the war to end but the majority don’t want to ceded territory. This isn’t rocket science.

                  Recently men beetween 18-22 were allowed to leave the border (after two years of not being able to) and many left the country.

                  Ok and? People don’t like war, people don’t like dying…why don’t you ask the questions why ruzzia is attacking Ukraine and killing civs?

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                    Because my donations are worth more than my body.

                    Ukraine army isn’t only in need of weapons and money they need bodies too, go there enlist and they will give you a mansion according to what you can do.

                    Answer the question, why aren’t you being paid to be a mouth piece for russian propaganda?

                    I live in europe not in russia and personally i’ve never heard of any russian organization operating here, it’s most likely that a western organization/government would pay me to work for them which is something i wouldn’t do even for a million dollars (no government is up to any good, right now they are spreading war propaganda and boosting military spendings)

                    trying to convince me and others that we should abandon Ukrainians in their fight against the ruzzians.

                    If there’s anything i would like to convince you to understand is that rulers don’t give a shit about people. The government will refuse to cede any land, even if this will cost the life of a million people.

                    Yea it’s called a war for your survival, they’re being drafted because it’s needed.

                    Your help is needed to fight against the evil enemy, pack your bags and hurry to the front lines.

                    You call me a mouth piece for russian propaganda, i call you a disgusting human being for thinking that it’s right to draft people and force them to fight in a war

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              That’s fair, I hope you like being invaded and having another country rule over you.

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                It’s up to ukrainian people to decide what they want to do, not to the martial law or any ruler.

                Fueling this war and empowering authoritarian governments is how we all end up under a boot. There are plenty of countries that are still in business with russia including USA (both current and previous administration). Fighting over inches of land benefits governments not the people that are long gone from that burned land.

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                    if you don’t think it’s up to people to decide you are welcome on the frontlines to defend land.

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      Keep typing or the Kremlin may pull you from your desk job and send you to the front lines. 🌻🌻🌻