Ukraine Committed to Regaining Its Occupied Territories: Opposes Concessions to Russia

Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Experts Predict Russia Will Leave Ukraine

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister and then Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Dmytro Kuleba (L) hosts NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (R) on his visit to NATO ships in the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odessa on October 30, 2019. Oleksandr Gimanov//AFP via Getty Images

A plan involving Ukraine, Russia, and an international security organization to include representatives of the Russian-backed separatists occupying the eastern part of Ukraine in future peace negotiations was adopted in March.

The plan was considered by some Ukrainians and politicians to be a concession to Russia and met with objections in Ukrainian society.