Budanov: Ukraine will not give up Donbas
"The red line is simple and clear to everyone. First: we are not giving up anything. That will not happen. No matter who tries what."
Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov. Photo: Maksym Kishka/Frontliner/Getty Images
Ukraine has a solution regarding Donbas that will primarily satisfy Ukrainians. No one is going to give up the territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, stated the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov at the 18th Kyiv Security Forum, writes RBC-Ukraine.
"The red line is simple and clear to everyone. First: we are not giving up anything. That will not happen. No matter who tries what. As for Donbas, we know a definite solution that will primarily satisfy us. And no one has the right to trade land," he emphasized.
He noted that Ukraine is in a state where, if it is weak, no one will talk to it at all. According to Budanov, the country's internal strength is unity, resilience, and the ability to fight, while external strength is working with partners.
"But if we are disunited internally, everything else loses all meaning. We can be sent millions of tanks and drones here, but without unity, it will not work," he said.
The Head of the OP emphasized that in these times all Ukrainians must unite for the survival of the state, and added that "there will be no other options."
"Therefore, now we must all unite around a clear vertical led by the President of Ukraine. Everything else will lead to disaster," Budanov emphasized.