President Zelensky: Not ready to trade territory for peace.
Speaking to Indian journalists, President Zelensky said he was not ready to exchange territory for peace, and that the attack on Kursk was part of a larger campaign.
According to RT on August 26, speaking to Indian journalists during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Ukrainian armed forces' attack on the Kursk region of Russia was part of a larger operation.
According to Zelensky, the Ukrainian forces' offensive aims to "force Russia to prepare for a just world." However, Zelensky stated that he could not reveal everything about the Ukrainian army's objectives.
President Zelensky also stated that he is not ready to exchange territory for peace.
At the meeting, the Ukrainian leader expressed his "pleasure to discuss Prime Minister Modi's idea of peace," and supported holding a second peace summit on Ukraine in India.
Prime Minister Modi's visit to Ukraine comes at a crucial time in the two-and-a-half-year conflict, as Ukrainian forces are launching an unprecedented offensive into Russian territory.
Kyiv is continuing to lobby for international support for its proposed peace formula, based on the prerequisite that Russia withdraws its troops from Ukrainian territory.
Throughout the conflict, Ukraine consistently sought to persuade countries with close ties to Russia, particularly India and China, to urge Moscow to accept Kyiv's terms.
