Ukraine’s Top Diplomat Rules Out Territorial Compromise
- Sybiha warns against ‘gray zones’ of Russian influence
- Ukrainian allies begin to position for potential talks
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Ukraine’s top diplomat warned against the emergence of “gray zones” in which Russia could cement its influence as he reinforced Kyiv’s refusal to consider territorial concessions.
“We need to eliminate gray zones, because Russia turns them into zones of influence,” Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said in Malta Thursday at a meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, according to a statement. “Instead, we need geopolitical certainty on Ukraine as part of the Euro-Atlantic community.