Photo: still from the TV broadcast.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sarcastically responded at a press conference in Denmark with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to the question of whether Kyiv is ready to compromise on territory in order to join NATO. His speech was broadcast on Ukrainian TV channels.
“We are ready to exchange Belgorod for Ukraine's membership in NATO,” Zelenskyy said.
Recall that the topic of ceding part of Ukraine's territory to Russia for membership in NATO was established after the respective statements of the head of the office of the Secretary General of the alliance, Stian Jenssen. He later admitted that he should not have spoken in that vein. This possibility was also rejected in Kyiv.
As for Belgorod, a number of politicians in Kyiv have stated that Ukraine can claim the Belgorod region of Russia, as Ukrainians began to settle in these territories in the 17th century. during the reign of Alexei Mikhailovich.