Controversy
Status:Open
Will Zelenskyy Swap Territory/Cede Land to End the War?
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Claims
Lindsey Graham"Ukraine is not going to evict every Russian, and Russia is not going to Kyiv, so there will be some land swaps at the end."Aug 10, 2025
Donald Trump"There'll be some swapping of territories to the betterment of both [Ukraine and Russia]."Aug 13, 2025
Dmitry Peskov"The territories which have become subjects of the Russian Federation, which are inscribed in our country's constitution, are an inseparable part of our country [This is non-negotiable]."Feb 27, 2025
Vladimir Putin"We are ready for this [ceasefire], as we have said more than once. But the choice of the people in Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson will not be discussed."Sep 30, 2022
Ben Rhodes"It is incredibly unlikely that Ukraine would recover certainly all the territory that Russia occupies — certainly Crimea, for instance."Aug 17, 2025
Dmitry Peskov"It is impossible. Russia has never discussed and will not discuss the topic of exchanging its territory."Feb 12, 2025
Marco Rubio"But that's [Zelenskyy giving up some of the territory seized by Russia since 2014] the only way this [war] is going to end to prevent more suffering."Aug 17, 2025
Ihor Reiterovych"Changes in territorial integrity can be done only by the decision of the people — not the president, the cabinet of ministers or the parliament can change it."Aug 12, 2025
Kyiv International Institute of Sociology"In a poll conducted from May 15 to June 3, 52% of Ukrainians said they are strongly opposed to any territorial concessions to achieve peace."Aug 17, 2025
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