Germany: Ukraine should not accept US offer for ceasefire with Russia

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said that Ukraine should not agree to US President Donald Trump's latest offer to cede vast territories in exchange for a ceasefire with Russia, as this would be tantamount to “capitulation“, BTA reported.

Kiev clearly knows that it may have to part with some territories to achieve a sustainable ceasefire that is negotiated in good faith, Pistorius told German public broadcaster AER yesterday.

“But they certainly will not go as far - or should not go as far - as is set out in the US president's latest offer“, said Pistorius, who is likely to remain defence minister in the new German government. coalition government.

"Ukraine could have gotten what was included in this (Trump's) offer a year ago, it looks like a capitulation. I can't see any added value," Pistorius added.

US President Donald Trump said last week in an interview with "Time" that the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula would remain under Russian control as part of a possible peace deal with Ukraine.