Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak said in Davos after the fourth meeting on the Ukrainian Peace Formula that the current Ukrainian government will not agree to freeze the conflict and will seek to liberate the occupied territories, Suspilne reports.
His statement was made in response to a question from a CNBS journalist who said that Ukraine's victory was "not obvious" and whether it was time to discuss the possibility of negotiations with Russia given the current crisis situation, given the support from the United States and the likelihood of a war freeze.
"This president and his team will never agree to or accept any kind of freeze on the conflict. This is unacceptable to Ukrainian society... Ukraine does not need frozen conflicts. Ukraine needs a just peace. And Ukraine wants to prevent any potential aggression in the future and uses this opportunity," Yermak said.
Commenting on further support for Ukraine from the US and the EU, Yermak noted that he is "positive" about the prospects for the US Congress to allocate more than $60 billion to finance Ukraine's military needs and 50 billion euros of macro-finance from the EU.
"I think over these two years we have demonstrated the essence of the Ukrainian nation and what it can be. Of course, with the help of our partners and friends. I believe that this support will continue," said the head of the OP.
Yermak also assured that Ukraine's partners are not pushing Ukraine to make territorial concessions.
"Partners already know us and our position and respect it... I have participated in almost all high-level meetings, including those of leaders, and I have never heard any of our partners discuss any compromise on our part that is unacceptable to us. Including the issue of Crimea," the official summarized.
