Ukraine had no plans to bring CADLR back by military means – President Zelensky

The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with the Russian media, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

In particular, Russian journalists asked Zelensky to comment on the documents disclosed by Russia’s Defense Ministry, which were dated January 22 and signed by Mykola Balan. According to the Russian side, these documents proved that Ukraine had been planning a preventive attack on Donbas.

“Well, this is some fake document. Of course, there were no plans. Since 2019, I have been telling President Putin, and all these different channels you have mentioned today… I have been telling them we are not planning to bring our territories back by military means. I want to reach an agreement. Moreover, I want to find a format, in which we could have lived for some time. I wanted to maintain some relations between Ukraine and Russia – before the invasion started. I was looking for different options. Believe me,” Zelensky told.

A reminder that, on February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin initiated a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, starting a war. Russian troops are shelling and destroying the key infrastructure facilities, launching missile and air strikes on Ukrainian cities and villages, killing civilians.

Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine

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