NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has reacted after a statement by Ukrainian President Volodymy Zelensky who said he was ready to negotiate with Russia and give up Crimea.
Stoltenberg says allied countries would never accept Russia's illegal complaint to Crimea.
" NATO countries will never accept an illegal annexation of Crimea. "We have also expressed our opposition to Russian control of the Donbas region," said Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of the North Atlantic Alliance, in an interview with German media.
Stoltenberg went further, adding that Ukraine must win this war to defend its country.
The reaction comes after President Zelensky's statement on Friday, where he said Ukraine was ready to reach a peace deal if Russia withdrew to positions before February 23, implying that Kiev would not seek a return at the moment. of Crimea, annexed by the Russians in 2014.