"The lawmaker dismissed reports of a plan allegedly negotiated between the United States and Russia that would require Kyiv to cede land controlled by Russian forces and cut its military size by more than half, calling it disinformation by Moscow. "The main guarantee for Ukraine, as for any other country, [is] its own armed forces," he said. "That's exactly what Russia wants to reduce Ukrainian armed forces to finish Ukraine in the next attack.""
""Zelenskyy is definitely weaker because of the scandal at home, and this is a bad story overall," Goncharenko said. He added that any deal would not have to be accepted by Zelenskyy alone, but by Ukrainian society as a whole. "If we want to have any agreement, Ukrainian society should accept it. There are things which are acceptable for Ukrainian society; there are things which are not," he said."
Reports describe a proposed US–Russia peace plan that would require Kyiv to cede land held by Russian forces and slash the Ukrainian military by more than half. Oleksiy Goncharenko dismissed those reports as Russian disinformation and warned that reducing Ukraine's armed forces would leave the country vulnerable to another attack. Goncharenko said he did not believe the United States would push Ukraine to surrender and emphasized that any peace deal must serve Ukrainian interests. He noted President Zelenskyy's weakened domestic position amid scandals and said any agreement must gain acceptance from Ukrainian society as a whole.
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