Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in an interview with the BBC that Ukraine will likely have to cede territory as part of a peace deal with Russia amid growing pressure from Trump.
Notably, this is the first time a senior Ukrainian official has seriously discussed the idea.
“Ceding territory is one of the scenarios. This is not fair. But, for the sake of temporary peace, maybe this can be a temporary solution,” Klitschko said in an interview with British media.
However, Klitschko admitted that he had no place to make such a decision at the negotiating table.
“That is not my function. That is the function of President Zelensky,” he said.
