Ukraine's Zelenskyy says he'd be ready to give up presidency if it brought peace and NATO membership

This war has always been about real security guarantees for Ukraine. The dictator Zelenskyy canard is a russian talking point.

Also those who say "step down, nao!!!" aren't in favor security guarantees for Ukraine either.

Responding to a journalist's question on whether he’d trade his office for peace, Zelenskyy said, “I can trade it for NATO."

Strong leadership from Zelenskyy.

Can you imagine Trump offering to give up power for his country?

TaiwanIsNotChina

This war has always been about real security guarantees for Ukraine.

Yup.

The dictator Zelenskyy canard is a russian talking point.

And ridiculous when Putin is on the Russian side...

No Nato ever,stop with your fantasies

It's an odd offer - it would make zero difference to the outcome - Russia doesn't care about who is in charge - it simply wants control of the country.

But as Trump is not offering anything other than making extraordinary financial demands of the victim.

Peace in Europe depends on the countries of Western Europe stepping up and making it clear to Russia that they back Ukraine.

Ukraine's Zelenskyy says he'd be ready to give up presidency if it brought peace and NATO membership

Imagine that, a leader who openly says he's ready to give up his office for the good of his country and its people, instead of clinging to power and instigating a violent coup when he loses. How refreshing.

Can you imagine Trump offering to give up power for his country?

No because the US is not at war with Russia, so that is not even a scenario that is based in reality.

Trump is going to end the Ukraine-Russia war.

Nobel Peace Prize

Ah_soToday  07:10 am JST

It's an odd offer - it would make zero difference to the outcome - Russia doesn't care about who is in charge - it simply wants control of the country.

But as Trump is not offering anything other than making extraordinary financial demands of the victim.

Peace in Europe depends on the countries of Western Europe stepping up and making it clear to Russia that they back Ukraine.

Don't do it, Zel. That would solve nothing. Putin wants your country no matter who is leading it. Your resignation would get you arrested, maybe killed. Then the Ukraine droids would be in the hands of the Russian imperials.

iknowallToday 07:26 am JST

Can you imagine Trump offering to give up power for his country?

No because the US is not at war with Russia, so that is not even a scenario that is based in reality.

Trump is going to end the Ukraine-Russia war.

Nobel Peace Prize

I'm sure some bottom-feeder will nominate him but I don't think it will go very far in light of the continuing conflict in Israel and russian occupation of Ukraine.

I'm sure some bottom-feeder will nominate him but I don't think it will go very far in light of the continuing conflict in Israel and russian occupation of Ukraine.

Both the war in Gaza and in Ukraine will finish because of Trump.

iknowall

Can you imagine Trump offering to give up power for his country?

No because the US is not at war with Russia, so that is not even a scenario that is based in reality.

It's a hypothetical. But you got the answer right. There is no way that Trump would show the bravery and leadership that Zelenskyy has shown and step down for the good of his country.

Trump is going to end the Ukraine-Russia war.

I very much doubt it.

Nobel Peace Prize

Why not wait until he has actually delivered something?

Both the war in Gaza and in Ukraine will finish because of Trump.

Interesting that you used, instead of "thanks to", the word "because of", implying a bad outcome.

Please, just stop with the fantasies....

There will be no NATO membership for Ukraine.

There will be no NATO "peace keepers".

The 4 "annexed" Oblasts in the south and east are gone.

Crimea is Russian.

Try to keep to reality, will Ukraine keep Odesa and have a port?

Will Ukraine keep Kharkov/Kharkiv?

Zelenskyy suddenly faces facts and is ready for appeasement.

Ukraine was never going to prevail against Russia.

Ukraine refused publicly to engage with Russia despite Putin stating multiple times, offers to engage.

Had Zelenskyy been a soldier instead of an actor then maybe countless deaths would not be on his conscience.

Zelenskyy won't sell out himself or Ukraine for nothing in return. Three years today since the illegal invasion by Putin.

kurisupisu

Zelenskyy suddenly faces facts and is ready for appeasement.

Joining NATO is appeasement? Getting that concession from Russia would hardly be appeasement.

Ukraine was never going to prevail against Russia.

And yet it has.

Ukraine refused publicly to engage with Russia despite Putin stating multiple times, offers to engage.

Putin has never seriously offered any option of peace.

Had Zelenskyy been a soldier instead of an actor then maybe countless deaths would not be on his conscience.

They're on Putin's conscience, not Zelenskyy's. That's if Putin has a conscience.

Putin praised his troops for defending Russia against Ukraine's enemy. Guess he's confused about who started the war.

> Zelenskyy won't sell out himself or Ukraine for nothing in return. Three years today since the illegal invasion by Putin.

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@wallace

Zelenskyy has no choice about anything.The has been pulled from under his feet.

@Underworld

Your post shows a shocking lack of understanding of not only the geopolitical reality but also the historical background of Ukraine vis a vis its relationship to Russia.

But watch the present chain of events become ‘reality’ to show you the way…

Netanyahu #2

NO HE WILL NOT, Ukraine needs an election ASAP or this man will be in office for a very long time.

There will be Ukraine elections with 9 million displaced people. 5 million refugees and 4 million displaced internally.

Zelenskyy has no choice about anything.The has been pulled from under his feet.

Nonsense. He's the leader of one of the two countries who who have the biggest say in the outcome of the war no matter what you pretend otherwise.

Your post shows a shocking lack of understanding of not only the geopolitical reality but also the historical background of Ukraine vis a vis its relationship to Russia.

Putting big words like 'geopolitical' in your post doesn't make it any less nonsensical. Ukraine and Zelensky will be involved in any settlement, absolutely have to be.

You have a long history of very bad ideas on here.

It' a good sign Zelenskyy is already 'giving up' in public, the amount of dirt DOGE is digging up this clown must amount to a VERY thick and damaging file = He's TOAST

Zelenskyy MUST go in order to have peace in Ukraine, this man could have negotiated with Putin on several occasions but he did NOT and decided to follow the Biden's agenda allowing more and more death and destruction in Ukraine.

NATO membership ain't gonna happen simply because Ukraine in the status it's in now will not qualify and Zelenskyy knows it, BUT peace is going to happen and soon but without this man.

*Don't do it,** Zel. That would solve nothing. *

Staying on and fighting the inevitable won’t solve nothing either.

Putin wants your country no matter who is leading it.

But he will have less of an incentive if Ukraine doesn’t push for NATO membership

Your resignation would get you arrested, maybe killed. Then the Ukraine droids would be in the hands of the Russian imperials.

He could always seek political asylum which is what I would do given the attempts on his life, but that’s me, I’m a very cautious person, always thinking the worst case scenarios, Zelenskyy needs to figure it out one way or another, time is not on his side.

Selflessness is such a virtuous endeavour and deserves much respect.

Well done to Zelenskyy for navigating such a difficult period of Ukrainian history.

In a hundred or a thousand years from now, people will write how a small nation resisted tyrannical subjugation from its neighbour, at such great cost to its people.

Putin and Trump on the hand, history will not be so kind.

There will be NO Ukraine elections with 9 million displaced people. 5 million refugees and 4 million displaced internally.

There is no way that Trump would show the bravery and leadership that Zelenskyy has shown and step down for the good of his country.

So, has Zelenskyy stepped down yet?

Zelenskyy has expressed fears that Trump pushing a quick resolution would result in lost territory for Ukraine and vulnerability to future Russian aggression, though U.S. officials have asserted that the Ukrainian leader would be involved if and when peace talks actually start.

Crimea, annexed by Russia while Obama-Biden idly sat by, stays with Russia.

HopeSpringsEternal

It' a good sign Zelenskyy is already 'giving up' in public,

Do you think swapping his presidency for membership in NATO is giving up?

No, it's the biggest sacrifice to save his country.

And to think, some simpletons were calling him a 'dictator'. Couldn't be further from the truth.

the amount of dirt DOGE is digging up this clown must amount to a VERY thick and damaging file = He's TOAST

DOGE have found nothing, ever.

Mr KiplingToday 08:25 am JST

Please, just stop with the fantasies....

There will be no NATO membership for Ukraine.

There will be no NATO "peace keepers".

The 4 "annexed" Oblasts in the south and east are gone.

Crimea is Russian.

Try to keep to reality, will Ukraine keep Odesa and have a port?

Will Ukraine keep Kharkov/Kharkiv?

Please, just stop with the russian fantasies...

Russians will not rule over 30 million people that hate their guts without sweets being handed out regularly.

iknowall

Crimea, annexed by Russia while Obama-Biden idly sat by, stays with Russia.

No, Obama slapped sanctions on Russia for annexing Crimea.

When Trump came to office, he tried to ease those sanctions.

HopeSpringsEternalToday 09:16 am JST

NATO will not happen, as most of world is definitely NOT interested in this proxy war path to WWIII, that Zelenskyy and his henchmen so desire.

Only NATO gets to decide what NATO does.

Everybody wonders, why no elections in Ukraine, that's no Democracy, rather a Globalist project.

Because Ukraine is under heinous assault.

peace, yes.

NATO, no.

bass4funkToday 09:13 am JST

*Don't do it,* Zel. That would solve nothing.

Staying on and fighting the inevitable won’t solve nothing either.

Staying on and fighting solves Ukraine's continued existence as an independent state. Simple as.

Putin wants your country no matter who is leading it.

But he will have less of an incentive if Ukraine doesn’t push for NATO membership

Ukraine wasn't in NATO when Putin invaded the first two times. Animals only need to think they can get away without consequence.

Your resignation would get you arrested, maybe killed. Then the Ukraine droids would be in the hands of the Russian imperials.

He could always seek political asylum which is what I would do given the attempts on his life, but that’s me, I’m a very cautious person, always thinking the worst case scenarios, Zelenskyy needs to figure it out one way or another, time is not on his side.

I don't know what the original comment was about but Zelenskyy only has to worry about the actions of the disgusting criminals currently invading his country.

Europe must hold a global summit for peace now in Ukraine.

World leaders, that truly genuinely support such an initiative must aid Ukraine struggle.

Only such an action will bring about any sustainable ceasefire.

*There will be NO Ukraine elections with 9 million displaced people. 5 million refugees and 4 million displaced internally.*

So Zelenskyy really wants his people to just loathe and despise him at this point.

Ukraine Presidential Election Poll 

Zaluzhnyi 68% (+36) 

Zelenskyy 32% 

Yeah, Zelenskyy really wants more scorn…smh

BlacklabelToday 09:56 am JST

peace, yes.

NATO, no.

There will be no enduring peace without security guarantees for the assaulted.

Staying on and fighting solves Ukraine's continued existence as an independent state. Simple as.

Spinning his wheels at this point, can’t beat fate.

Ukraine wasn't in NATO

And it will never be in NATO

I don't know what the original comment was about but Zelenskyy only has to worry about the actions of the disgusting criminals currently invading his country.

And he won’t be able to do anything to stop it.

bass4funkToday 10:07 am JST

There will be NO Ukraine elections with 9 million displaced people. 5 million refugees and 4 million displaced internally.

So Zelenskyy really wants his people to just loathe and despise him at this point.

Ukraine Presidential Election Poll 

Zaluzhnyi 68% (+36) 

Zelenskyy 32% 

Yeah, Zelenskyy really wants more scorn…smh

Zaluzhnyi would be in favor of continuing the war until security guarantees are obtained I'm sure. You don't understand what it means for a country to be under heinous assault...smh.

NATO ....

https://www.nato.int/

The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defence recognised by Article 51 

Ukraine politically even in the distant future must not be part of NATO.

This could bring "limited" tactical nuclear conflict to the whole continent, as security destabilizes leading to an inevitable collapse with devastating consequences.

Membership of EU yes I think so.

bass4funk

There will be NO Ukraine elections with 9 million displaced people. 5 million refugees and 4 million displaced internally.

So Zelenskyy really wants his people to just loathe and despise him at this point.

Not at all.

Ukraine Presidential Election Poll 

Zaluzhnyi 68% (+36) 

Zelenskyy 32% 

Yeah, Zelenskyy really wants more scorn…smh

Approval ratings:

Zelenskyy: 63%

Trump: 45%

But would Zelensky give up Ukraine to Putin? Definitely not. It’s a shame that Trump has made Zelensky second fiddle while Trump kisses Putin’s rear end.

Zelensky should stay.

Not at all.

Then go.

Approval ratings:

Zelenskyy: 63%

Trump: 45%

Zelenskyy is not the President of the U.S. not sure what the point is

bass4funk

Not at all.

Then go.

Why. The people love Zelensky.

He's a true leader who loves his country.

Approval ratings:

Zelenskyy: 63%

Trump: 45%

Zelenskyy is not the President of the U.S. not sure what the point is

Zelensky is popular. Trump is not.

he reality isn’t that important in the scheme of all this.

If he isn't important, why are you and Putin so desperate to get rid of him?

Are you still pretending that you don't support Putin's invasion?

Three ballistic missiles had also been fired, the air force said. One person was killed in the city of Kryvyi Rih, according to the city military administration.

Not one person, many more. It was a military target. The headquarters of foreign instructors of the Ukr army was hit by an Iskander strike in Krivoy Rog. 12 people were killed, including British and French instructors. Vehicles used by foreign instructors and buildings housing the military contingent were destroyed.

Not at all.

Then go.

Why. The people love Zelensky.

The polls are not showing that.

He's a true leader who loves his country.

Not according to their Constitution

Zelensky is popular. Trump is not.

Zelenskyy is not the President of the U.S., I don’t care what or how they think of our President, we elected a U.S. popular president, not Ukrainian one. In the U.S. when Trump slips down to 20% I might take a second look.

Trump is going to end the Ukraine-Russia war. 

no ! Ukraine will end the war - on their terms

Nobel Peace Prize

Ha ! He’ll win the ‘Big Mac with Fries’ prize

bass4funk

Why. The people love Zelensky.

The polls are not showing that.

Yes, they are:

https://yalibnan.com/2025/02/23/63-of-ukrainians-approve-of-zelensky-as-president-while-47-of-us-approve-of-trump/

He's a true leader who loves his country.

Not according to their Constitution

That makes no sense. According to their Constitution, elections cannot be held while under martial law.

According to their Constitution, elections cannot be held while under martial law.

And who declared martial law?

oh.

Blacklabel

According to their Constitution, elections cannot be held while under martial law.

And who declared martial law?

oh.

Seriously? SERIOUSLY??

You may have noticed that Russia has been waging a war of aggression on Ukraine for the last 3 years.

Not only that, the opposition parties to Zelenskyy's party agree that they shouldn't have elections because of the war.

the opposition parties to Zelenskyy's party agree

the 11 opposition parties that he banned on 20 March 2022?

“President Zelenskyy has consolidated all TV platforms in Ukraine into one state broadcast and restricted political rivals. Political opposition fears such civil liberty constraints could continue.”

https://www.npr.org/2022/07/08/1110577439/zelenskyy-has-consolidated-ukraines-tv-outlets-and-dissolved-rival-political-par

itsonlyrocknroll

Ukraine politically even in the distant future must not be part of NATO.

No. They need to be part of NATO.

This could bring "limited" tactical nuclear conflict to the whole continent, as security destabilizes leading to an inevitable collapse with devastating consequences.

Not if they are part of NATO. That's why the should be part of NATO.

Russia eye's Poland and Estonia etc. The only reason they didn't attack is because they are a member of NATO.

Blacklabel

the opposition parties to Zelenskyy's party agree

the 11 opposition parties that he banned on 20 March 2022?

Yup. While martial law is in place. But they will be allowed to compete in elections after the war.

And I hope he will be hanged somewhere on Khreshchatyk for his bloody deeds. Point.

....and in tonight's episode of 'Planet Mental'....

Do you hope they nuke somewhere too?

Zelensky “says” a lot of things.

example:

Zelensky in 2023: Give us credit and we will pay you back the money

Zelensky now: it was a grant, not a loan

The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since the beginning of the special military operation amounted to about 1.08 million soldiers killed and wounded, according to TASS calculations. It's the result of Zelensky's love for his country.

Russia was hurt when it came to numbers hence why they tag teamed North Korea for help because they knew they were on the verge of losing. There have been Americans supporting Russia in this war long before, like the ones who kept denying North Koreans in Russia. The sick people like that think it's amusing to see a country get ripped apart I guess since they go out of their way to show off an opinion nobody asked for.

The US and Russia don't want peace in that war in fact they are blocking it, NATO is the only thing that can save Ukraine, Zelensky doesn't care about being president hell if someone was more suitable for the most stressful and dangerous job in the world he would give it to them

Primusinter

According to their Constitution, elections cannot be held while under martial law.

It's a lie! I repeat once more:

The Constitution of Ukraine has regulated the issue of extending powers on the basis of martial law only in relation to the Verkhovna Rada. There is no such constitutional norm in relation to the president. There is nothing in the Constitution of Ukraine that you, Underworld, claim here! But there is a law in the electoral code of Ukraine prohibiting presidential elections during martial law. Nevertheless, the Office of the President does not apply to the Constitutional Court of Ukraine to clarify this issue. That is, there are doubts that the judge will side with the expired president. In short, hold elections, as required by the Constitution.

Not sure what you are trying to prove.

Even if you don't believe the constitutional reasons, l logistically it is impossible to have elections during wartime.

Did Churchill have elections during wartime? No, he did not.