Czech President Petr Pavel has responded to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry's outrage at his suggestion that Russia could retain temporary control over some Ukrainian territories after the war is over.

If Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presents a plan to end Russian aggression against his country, it must be evaluated, and everything possible should be done to achieve Kyiv's goals, but not at any cost.

Czech President Petr Pavel reacted to Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement rejecting his suggestions of leaving some Ukrainian territories under Russian occupation. Pavel noted that he didn't say "anything that he hasn't said before," reminding that he already "warned against unrealistic expectations."

Ukraine needs to recognize that some of its territory may remain under the control of the aggressor country of russia, at least "temporarily".The President of

Pavel stated that Ukraine needs to be "realistic" about its war objectives. He believes the most likely outcome of the war will be that "part of Ukrainian territory wi

The withdrawal of Russian occupying troops from the sovereign territory of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders is one of the mandatory points of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Peace Formula,