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Kiev (dpa -AfX) – The Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj has declared his willingness to resign in return for the country’s accession. “When it comes to peace for Ukraine, I am ready (to leave my post),” said the head of state at a press conference in Kiev. His priority is security guarantees for Ukraine, and NATO accession is the best variant. He did not want to rule for decades.

On Monday, the Russian invasion of the Eastern European country marks the third time. One of the reasons for war proclaimed by Russia is preventing an accession from the neighbor to the Western military alliance NATO. Most recently, the new US government under President Donald Trump Kiev had also pushed for presidential elections. Selenskyj’s term of office had originally ended in May last year, but she extended herself because of the ongoing war law./ast/dp/jha

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