President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine could not reclaim Crimea by force, and would instead look to a diplomatic solution, as polls showed growing Ukrainian public support for a negotiated settlement even at the cost of territorial concessions.

Zelenskiy has proposed a peace formula and a "victory plan" underpinned by the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine. But his recent calls have stressed security guarantees for his country and an invitation to join NATO, a notion rejected out of hand by Moscow.

Ukraine will try to recover control of the Crimea from Russia using diplomacy and won’t waste “dozens of thousands” of Ukrainian lives by using force, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an with Fox News on November 21.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has emphasised that Ukraine cannot afford to lose tens of thousands of lives in the effort to liberate Crimea, although he noted that this could be achieved through diplomatic means. Source: Zelenskyy in an interview with Fox ...

Mr Zelensky said Ukraine could not afford to lose the lives that would be required to retake Crimea through military means. Read more at straitstimes.com.

In an interview with US channel Fox News, Ukrainian President Volodomir Zelensky abandoned his plans to retake Crimea from Russia. In 2014, Russia annexed Crimea. After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in an interview with Fox News, stated that Ukraine will not recognize the occupied territories as Russian but is considering the "diplomatic recovery of Crimea.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in a conversation with Fox News, mentioned that Ukraine will not recognise the occupied territories as Russian but is considering the "diplomatic recovery of Crimea.