Vitaly Shevchenko

And that skepticism is the reason why.

why Volodymyr Zelensky, when he said, okay, if we are forced to agree to giving up land, we'll put that idea to a referendum.

And that referendum will be not just on the idea of ceding territory, but it will be on the whole package of proposals to end the war.

So if this were to go ahead, he will put the whole plan to Ukrainians and let them

Answer the question, are you prepared to give up land for a chance of peace?

For us, it's important to receive Russian frozen sovereign assets.

This money should be given to the victim of the aggression as a reparation.

So we continue to hope, we continue to fight.

But at the same time, we understand that this decision is a kind of compromise right now.

And we don't care much about the source of this money because for this year, for next year, we desperately need this money to enhance our defense capabilities.

And I would like to quote one of German politicians who said that this money is the best investment in the Europe's security.

And in response to a question from our colleague, Steve Rosenberg, heavy praise for President Trump.

It's very dangerous. We need to remember that occupied parts of Ukraine are a lawless territory and people have literally been killed for opposing the Russian occupation. And also Russia has a host of highly repressive laws designed to stamp out dissent.

It's very dangerous. We need to remember that occupied parts of Ukraine are a lawless territory and people have literally been killed for opposing the Russian occupation. And also Russia has a host of highly repressive laws designed to stamp out dissent.

So even if you don't demonstrate campaign, if you merely say something that the occupation authorities don't like, if you say it on social media, you can be in trouble, you can be fined, you can be jailed. And again, some people have been killed. If they choose to, they can charge you with, quote unquote, spreading false information, discrediting the Russian armed forces, supporting terrorism.

So even if you don't demonstrate campaign, if you merely say something that the occupation authorities don't like, if you say it on social media, you can be in trouble, you can be fined, you can be jailed. And again, some people have been killed. If they choose to, they can charge you with, quote unquote, spreading false information, discrediting the Russian armed forces, supporting terrorism.

So the mere act of distributing a newsletter or dropping a leaflet on a park bench, that is dangerous enough.

So the mere act of distributing a newsletter or dropping a leaflet on a park bench, that is dangerous enough.

Russia is pursuing a campaign of eradicating anything and everything remotely Ukrainian. In schools, textbooks are Russian. And the message this spread is that Ukraine is not a real state and Russia has liberated you from this neo-Nazi government in Kiev. If you don't have a Russian passport, you can be stripped of your parental rights. You can't get hospital treatment.

Russia is pursuing a campaign of eradicating anything and everything remotely Ukrainian. In schools, textbooks are Russian. And the message this spread is that Ukraine is not a real state and Russia has liberated you from this neo-Nazi government in Kiev. If you don't have a Russian passport, you can be stripped of your parental rights. You can't get hospital treatment.