Zelenskyy offered a major concession amid escalating tensions and false claims from Trump over the origin of the war.

Summary

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated he is willing to resign if it ensures peace or NATO membership for Ukraine.

“If it is peace for Ukraine, and if you really want me to leave my post, I’m ready,” he said. “Alternatively, I can trade this for NATO membership… I’m focusing on Ukraine’s security today, not in 20 years.”

His comments come amid tensions with Donald Trump, who falsely suggested the Ukrainian president was responsible for starting the war.

Meanwhile, U.S.-Russia negotiations continue without Ukraine, which Zelenskyy firmly rejects. Zelenskyy emphasized the importance of Ukrainian involvement in any peace negotiations.

    • commander@lemmings.worldEnglish
      1·
      20 minutes ago

      This comment shouldn’t have been censored.

      The reasoning was “propaganda”, but it really just challenges Western-approved propaganda.

      Censorship is alive and well on lemmy. Mods are happy to abuse their power to censor ideas they don’t like.

      Make sure you click the dropdown menu and view “comment moderation history” to see what they’re trying to censor from us. Hopefully, we can have a feature one day that gives us the option to more-easily display censored content such as not hiding it in the first place or simply blurring it out until we click it.

    • Noite_Etion@lemmy.world
      3·
      6 hours ago

      That’s so funny.

      He is an authoritarian ruler, but the only examples you can provide are events that occurred AFTER the war started.

      Russia attacked another country, but the guy desperately fighting off a world power is the bad guy.

      Fuck you are stupid.

      • Chocrates@lemmy.world
        14·
        13 hours ago

        Pretty sure this individual has an agenda, go look at their comment history.

        When I get worked up I will absolutely make a few long posts, but this thread alone is a lot.

        Wish I could tag users in lemmy/jerboa

      • index@sh.itjust.works
        229·
        14 hours ago

        Drafting people by force and not allowing any male between 18-60 to leave the country it’s ukranian government decision. Being invaded by someone doesn’t magically turn you into a hero.

        • T00l_shed@lemmy.world
          13·
          14 hours ago

          Mkay, not a dictator? He’s considered a hero by many for defending their homes from a colonist actual dictator.

          • index@sh.itjust.works
            218·
            13 hours ago

            for defending their homes

            Politicians don’t fight their wars. It’s a bunch of poor people like you and me that defend their homes and they don’t need rulers to do it.

            • T00l_shed@lemmy.world
              131·
              13 hours ago

              He’s in Ukraine. Organizing running the country and visiting the front lines. Generals are needed in wars to organize things, even when they don’t fight. If Zelenskyy left Ukraine then sure. Also Zelenskyy is not a dictator.