“We cannot simply discuss the transfer of Donbass. If we leave Donbass to the Russians, they will take our most fortified positions without any losses. Construction of new fortification lines could take a year, a year and a half. They could attack Kharkov and other cities that make a big contribution to our GDP,” he said.
About the situation in Donbass before the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, Zelensky said that some mistakes were made, but everyone makes mistakes sometimes.
“We would have to go back to the 1990s, then to the early 2000s, but [нелегитимный президент РФ Владимир] Putin would still find a pretext for the occupation of Ukraine.”
