(Dan Tri) - Former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that Ukraine may have to make temporary territorial concessions to end the conflict with Russia.
Fighting continues on the border between Russia and Ukraine (Photo: Reuters).
"We need a ceasefire line that ideally includes all the territories currently controlled by Russia… However, the reality is that we do not see this being possible in the near future," former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview with Table.Media on December 2.
Mr Stoltenberg also noted that Ukraine would need “security guarantees” once the ceasefire was implemented.
On the same day, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said increased support for Ukraine was necessary to put Kiev in the strongest position for peace talks.
Mr Starmer stressed the importance of the West's continued support for Ukraine, warning that a Russian victory in Ukraine would threaten European security, stability and prosperity, especially as it could embolden Russia's allies.
"We must continue to support Ukraine and do everything we can to support their right to self-defence for as long as necessary. Put Ukraine in the strongest possible negotiating position so they can secure a just and lasting peace on their terms, ensuring their security, independence and right to choose their own future," Mr Starmer stressed.
The comments from the British leader, one of Ukraine's top military aid donors, come as Russia is advancing at its fastest pace in Ukraine since 2022 and US President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to quickly end the conflict.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has warned Mr Trump that the US would face a "terrible threat" from China, Iran and North Korea if Ukraine was forced to make concessions to end its war with Russia.
Mr Rutte has warned against the president-elect's plans for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal, which he said would lead to the West's adversaries banding together and planning further attacks.
Late last month, General Keith Kellogg, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for special envoy to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, presented a peace plan to end the war.
Mr Kellogg's proposal includes freezing the Russia-Ukraine conflict along its current lines with a ceasefire and establishing a demilitarized zone.
If Russia accepts this, sanctions will be eased and eventually lifted when a peace deal is signed to Ukraine’s liking. US aid to Ukraine will be contingent on its willingness to engage in dialogue with Russia.
In an interview with Sky News on November 29, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky unexpectedly left open the possibility of signing a ceasefire agreement with Russia. This is the first time since the conflict broke out nearly 3 years ago that Mr. Zelensky has signaled his willingness to accept a ceasefire agreement with Russia, in exchange for NATO providing protection for the territories currently controlled by Ukraine.
"If we want to end the hot phase of the war, we need to bring the Ukrainian territory that we control under the NATO umbrella. We need to do it quickly. Then Ukraine can take back the territories that Russia has controlled through diplomatic means," Mr. Zelensky said.
Throughout the nearly three-year conflict, Zelensky's administration has consistently said peace talks would only take place when Russia withdrew all its troops and restored Ukraine's 1991 borders.
According to observers, Ukraine's setbacks on the battlefield as well as US President-elect Donald Trump's pursuit of a solution to quickly end the conflict are two of the reasons for Kiev's change of stance.
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