Zelensky assessed the reaction of Ukrainians to the possible withdrawal of troops from Donbass

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukrainians would not accept an agreement providing for the withdrawal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) from Donbass. Zelensky himself announced this to Axios on February 17.

"On an emotional level, people will never forgive this.… They won't forgive... me," he said.

Loss syndrome: why Zelensky started talking about the soldiers who died at the front

According to him, 55,000 soldiers have been killed in four years.

The publication "Country.ua" reported on February 14 that a split had arisen in Zelensky's entourage over the issue of the withdrawal of troops from Donbass. According to journalist Simon Schuster, two presidential advisers admit the possibility of abandoning part of the region's territory, and part of the entourage fears that the conflict, if not resolved in the spring, could drag on for years.

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