Zelenskyy’s office says Ukraine willing to revise peace formula, but sets conditions
Photo: Andrii Yermak, head of the Presidential Office (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine).
Ukraine is ready to discuss any adjustments to the peace formula, but only those that support the country's territorial integrity and full sovereignty, according to Andrii Yermak, head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine.
In an op-ed, the head of the Presidential Office discussed Finland's role in the Russia-Ukraine war, the creation of a platform to assess the environmental damage caused to Ukraine, and its involvement in a range of other issues, including efforts to achieve peace in our country.
During the Environmental Security conference in Helsinki this weekend, Yermak emphasized that Russia must be held accountable for the ecocide in Ukraine. However, he stressed that they must first win and create the conditions for peace.
Specifically, thanks to progress made after the first peace summit in Switzerland, Ukraine is ready to agree on the framework for peace at the second meeting.
"At the summit, we want to build peace, not only for Ukraine but for the entire international community, for the benefit of all our peoples," Yermak said in his publication.
The head of the Presidential Office wrote that while the peace formula establishes the key principles for peace in Ukraine, all states must take an active part in developing the agreement's framework. He added that implementing these principles can and should be done based on consensus, subject to adjustments and supplements.
"We are ready to discuss any options to adjust our proposal, provided they comply with international law and uphold Ukraine's territorial integrity, the inviolability of its borders, and the country's total sovereignty. Ukraine, as a victim of aggression, cannot accept any changes that threaten its existence, its right to self-determination, or the human dignity of the Ukrainian people," Yermak wrote.
Yermak also noted that a series of ten thematic conferences on each point of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s peace formula will conclude at the end of October.
Following this, Yermak added that thanks to the diplomatic efforts of countries around the world, "we will then be ready to present a concrete path towards a just, lasting, and sustainable peace to the international community and Russia."
