A “temporary concession” of the occupied territories in exchange for security guarantees could be an option for ending the war – Stoltenberg.

Former NATO Secretary General and next Chairman of the Munich Security Conference Jens Stoltenberg believes that a “temporary concession” of Ukraine’s occupied territories to Russia could be an option to achieve a quick ceasefire, but at the same time, this does not mean that Ukraine will give up its territories forever. Stoltenberg emphasized that Kyiv should receive security guarantees in exchange for territorial concessions, whether it is NATO membership or other ways of arming and supporting Ukraine.

President Zelenskyy stressed that “the best security guarantee for us is NATO” and noted, “there can be no invitation to NATO for part of Ukraine’s territories.” Zelenskyy continued, “This is an automatic recognition that all other territories are not only in danger, but all other territories are not Ukrainian. Ukraine will never agree to this.”

Meanwhile, Moscow reported that this year 300,000 military personnel were trained in reserve regiments to participate in the war against Ukraine.