Zelenskiy talk say Crimea fit only return to Ukraine through diplomacy

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy acknowledge say di Crimea peninsula, wey Russia seize for 2014, go need to return to Ukrainian sovereignty through diplomacy.

according to report, Zelenskiy, wey dem interview for News, talk say him country no fit afford to lose di number of lives wey dem go need to retake Crimea through military means.

him again don reject any notion of ceding any territory wey Moscow forces don occupy, talk say Ukraine “no fit legally acknowledge any occupied territory of Ukraine as Russian.”

“I don already mention say we dey ready to bring Crimea back diplomatically,” Zelenskiy tell News men dem through interpreter.

“We no fit spend dozens of thousands of our pipo make dem perish for di sake of Crimea coming back, and still e no be fact say we fit bring am back with di arms for our hands.”

“We understand say Crimea fit come back diplomatically.”

Russia seize and annex Crimea for 2014 afta di popular uprising wey prompt Russia-friendly president to run comot for di country and Russian proxies seize swathes of di territory for Ukraine east.

Since Russia full-scale invasion for February 2022, dia troops don capture about one-fifth of Ukraine territory and proclaim di annexation of four provinces, though Moscow but no fully control any of dem.

Zelenskiy don propose peace formula and “victory plan” wey dey underpinned by di withdrawal of Russian troops for inside Ukraine.

But him recent calls don stress security guarantees for him country and invitation to take join NATO, notion wey Moscow reject outright.

Dem inaugurate Zelenskyy for 20 May 2019. Various foreign officials come for di ceremony for Ukraine parliament (Verkhovna Rada), including Salome Zourabichvili (Georgia), Kersti Kaljulaid (Estonia), Raimonds Vējonis (Latvia), Dalia Grybauskaitė (Lithuania), János Áder (Hungary), Maroš Šefčovič (EU), and Rick Perry (United States).

Zelenskyy na di first Jewish president of Ukraine; with Volodymyr Groysman as prime minister.

Ukraine become di first country oda than Israel to simultaneously get Jewish head of state and head of government.

For him inaugural address, Zelenskyy dissolve di then Ukrainian parliament and him come call for early parliamentary elections wey originally suppose hold for October of dat year.

One of di parliamentary coalition members, and di Pipo Front, oppose di move and withdraw from di ruling coalition.

for 28 May, Zelenskyy come restore di Ukrainian citizenship of Mikheil Saakashvili.

Zelenskyy first major proposal to take change di electoral system from di plurality voting system to proportional representation with closed party lists bin strongly dey rejected  by di Ukrainian parliament, due to di belief say closed lists go lead to more corruption for government.

Zelenskyy don earlier call for di introduction of open list election ballots, such as during him inauguration speech.

But him proposal for di 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election go hold with closed lists based on di reasoning say di 60-day term to di snap election no “leave any chances for di introduction of dis system.

To take add, inside 6 June, lawmakers come refuse to include Zelenskyy key initiative for reintroducing criminal liability for illegal enrichment for di parliament agenda.

And instead dey include similar bill wey dem proposed by group of deputies.

For June 2019 dem announce say di president third major initiative, wey dey seek to remove immunity from lawmakers, diplomats and judges, go dey submitted afta di July 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election.

Dis initiative complete on 3 September, wen di new parliament pass bill wey strip lawmakers of legal immunity, deliver Zelenskyy legislative victory by fulfilling one of him key campaign promises.

For inside 8 July, Zelenskyy come order di cancellation of di annual Kyiv Independence Day Parade on Maidan Nezalezhnosti, citing di costs.

Despite dis, Zelenskyy highlight say “honor heroes” on Independence Day, however, di “format go dey new.”

Him also propose to spend di money wey dem for use to finance di parade on veterans.

For 2020, Zelenskyy party propose reforms to Ukraine media laws with di intent to take increase competition and loosen di dominance of Ukrainian oligarchs for television and radio broadcasters.

Critics talk say him risk increasing media censorship for Ukraine bicos e clause of criminal responsibility for di distribution of disinformation fit dey abused.

For January 2020, Zelenskyy come take trip to Oman wey no dey published on him official schedule, e appear to take combine personal holiday with government business.

Him office talk say Zelenskyy pay for di entire trip himself.

Nevertheless, dem still dey criticized am for lack of transparency and critics point out say e don once criticize him predecessor Poroshenko for taking undisclosed vacation for di Maldives.

For January 2021, parliament pass bill wey update and reform Ukraine referendum laws, wey Ukraine Constitutional Court don declare unconstitutional for 2018.

Fixing di referendum law now don be one of Zelenskyy campaign promises.

For June 2021, Zelenskyy submit to di Verkhovna Rada bill wey don create public registry for Ukraine oligarchs, and banning dem from participating for di privatizations of state-owned companies and forbidding dem from contributing financially to politicians.

Opposition party leaders support Zelenskyy goal of reducing oligarchs’ influence on politics for Ukraine but dem dey critical of him approach.

Talk say di public register go be both dangerous, as him dey concentrate power for di president, and ineffective, since oligarchs na merely “symbol” of more deeply-rooted corruption.

Di bill pass into law for September 2021.

Critics of Zelenskyy administration don claim say, him dey take power away from di Ukrainian oligarchs, e don seek to centralize authority and strengthen him position.

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