"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.""
"Goncharenko said he did not believe the US would "push Ukraine to surrender because it's not in the interest of Ukraine, nor of the United States." "I really want to thank President [Donald] Trump for his efforts trying to achieve peace, but to achieve peace this agreement should be in Ukrainian interests too, and I think he realizes this," he added."
"Reports of the peace plan apparently negotiated between the US and Russia come as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy faces his biggest domestic crisis in years, with close aides under investigation for a major criminal scheme and two ministers having resigned. "Zelenskyy is definitely weaker because of the scandal at home, and this is a bad story overall," Goncharenko said."
A proposed US-Russia peace plan would require Kyiv to cede territory held by Russian forces and reduce Ukraine's military by more than half. Oleksiy Goncharenko dismissed the plan as Russian disinformation and described it as "like surrender." He emphasized that Ukraine's armed forces are the primary guarantee of national security and warned that dramatically reducing the military would enable a future Russian attack. He said the United States would not push Ukraine to surrender and insisted any peace agreement must serve Ukrainian interests and gain acceptance from Ukrainian society. The proposal surfaced as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy faces a domestic political crisis with aides under investigation and ministerial resignations.
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