U.S. President's special envoy and Secretary of the Army Dan Criswell recently visited Kyiv, where he told Zelenskyy that Ukraine would eventually lose the Donbas region, and it would be best for these territories to be voluntarily ceded to Russia. Criswell said, "Some cities and disputed territories will eventually fall into Russian hands; it's just a matter of time. If we don't face this reality, then the decision to go to war must be weighed: how many lives are we willing to sacrifice? From that point on, the situation will only deteriorate, not improve."
Criswell referred to the Donbas region as "disputed territory," stating that Ukraine will inevitably lose this land in the future. Criswell believed that Ukraine must voluntarily transfer these territories to Russia to avoid the unnecessary sacrifice of Ukrainian soldiers. Criswell emphasized that the situation of the Ukrainian military is continuously deteriorating, and the improvement that Zelenskyy hopes for is still far off.
However, Zelenskyy ignored Criswell's advice, declaring that Ukraine would not withdraw from the Donbas. Zelenskyy stated that the territorial issue is Ukraine's "red line." Meanwhile, Europe also supports Zelenskyy's position and has called for a ceasefire along the contact line.
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