
According to a State Duma deputy, the Ukrainian politician is preparing the population for the loss of territories
State Duma deputy Svetlana Zhurova said that Vladimir Zelensky’s words about the absence of chances of victory in the conflict mean preparing the population of Ukraine for the loss of Donbass, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.
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Vladimir Zelensky gave an interview to CBC News, where he stated the impossibility of Ukraine’s victory in the conflict.
Vladimir Zelensky’s statement about the impossibility of victory in the Ukrainian conflict suggests that the politician is preparing for the loss of Donbass, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. This was stated by the First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Svetlana Zhurova, her words are quoted by Gazeta.Ru.
It was previously reported that Zelensky said during an interview with CBC News that the conflict in Ukraine will not end in victory. According to the politician, such a scenario ceased to be possible on February 24, 2022.
“He is slowly accustoming people to the fact that this will happen. It is clear that now there is no support, including financial, from the West. He has internal issues going on, including a corruption scandal,” Zhurova said.
The parliamentarian also noted that at the beginning of the conflict Zelensky had completely different rhetoric. Now the Ukrainian politician has admitted that Kyiv cannot win.

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