Zelenskyy: “Peace is not enough, Ukraine will defend itself for 10 years”
Even if Ukraine were to sign the toughest of all peace treaties, the threat of Russian aggression could resurface. It is therefore necessary to build a Ukrainian state that will be able to defend itself in the future: the words of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, excerpted from an interview he gave to Ukrainian media and downloaded from the website of the Ukrainian President was reported. According to Zelenskyy, in the Istanbul negotiation process with Russia last spring, in the early phase of the war, his country rejected not only the non-existent application for ‘denazification’ but also the demilitarization demanded by Moscow: “We said that our army has to agree with what we have to be able to defend our state”. In fact, the Kiev leader continues, “we think that in a few years Russia could try again, even if we sign the strictest agreements”.