Taoiseach says it is ‘unthinkable’ for Ukraine to cede land under proposed US peace deal

Taoiseach warns Ukraine must not be forced into territorial concessions as he attends the G20 amid rising global tensions

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, 2nd left, looks at a map during his visit to Ukrainian 110th mechanised brigade in Avdiivka, the site of fierce battles with the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, Dec. 29, 2023. Right is head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak; deputy head of the Presidential Office Roman Mashovets is 2nd right. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

It would be “unthinkable” for Ukraine to be asked to cede any land to Russia under a US-penned peace deal, the Taoiseach has said.

Speaking in Johannesburg ahead of this weekend’s G20 meeting/url], Micheál Martin said that people in Ukraine do not want to be governed by a Russian “authoritarian” state.