Zelensky called the condition to leave power

Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that he will be able to return all the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, including Crimea.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is not holding on to power and is ready to step down as head of state if the war in Donbass cannot be ended. He said so in an interview with the BBC HARDtalk, published on October 11.

“If I cannot end the war, then someone else must come who is capable of ending this tragic history between our countries,” Zelensky said, noting that “he does not cling to ratings or power.”

When asked if he thinks he can conclude a peace deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin that will return all temporarily occupied territories, including Crimea, Zelensky said: “I believe in this. Otherwise, I would not go to the presidency of Ukraine. “. It is very difficult, and here we need the help of everyone, it is true. But I don’t lose this faith. “

At the same time, Zelensky sees great progress as ending the war in Donbas and unlocking the Normandy process.

“This is a very difficult question. Yes, I want to do it faster. Because I understand that every day that passes we are losing our people. But still, we have unlocked the Normandy process. This is a dialogue. French President Emmanuel Macron really supports Ukraine. Mrs. Merkel also. We returned the president of the Russian Federation, “Zelensky said.

He recalled that in one year Ukraine managed to return 140 citizens who were held in Russian prisons and in the occupied territories. The ceasefire is also observed in Donbas.

“We really did not react to a single bombardment. We must not escalate the conflict. But there are combat losses and this is the main result. In 75 days of combat losses, one person died,” Zelensky added.

Zelensky said earlier that a dialogue with Putin is needed. According to him, direct negotiations with the Russian president are necessary to solve important problems for Ukraine, which cannot be solved in the Normandy format.

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