this attitude plus russian successes will be guaranteeing that there will be no peace even after the russians take more ukie land;

Ukraine’s top lawmakers and President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday laid out hard red lines for any peace deal with Russia, warning that Moscow is pushing the world to legitimize its land grabs.

Verkhovna Rada Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk told the Crimea Platform summit in Stockholm that Ukraine will not agree to “any legal recognition of Russia’s occupation,” any limits on its Defense Forces, or any veto on its future alliances.

EU and NATO membership, he said, must be part of Ukraine’s security guarantees – and frozen Russian assets should become the “price of aggression.”

He said Kyiv expects a “fair decision” on those assets when EU leaders meet on Dec. 18–19.

Zelensky: Putin’s demand for recognition is the “main problem”

Speaking to the Swedish parliament via video link, Zelensky said the “main problem” in the talks is Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin’s demand for legal recognition of the territory Russia has “stolen.”

“This would break the principle of territorial integrity and sovereignty,” he told lawmakers, stressing that “borders cannot be changed by force.”...........more.........