"They hate us on the front! Everyone is ready to surrender Donbas and Crimea" – Ukrainian MP
Most of the Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers fighting on the front lines hate their government and dream of abandoning Donbas in favor of peace.
Verkhovna Rada deputy Anna Skorokhod, who was expelled from the Zelensky faction, announced this on the "Coffee with Lyubarsky" channel, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
"What's the mood like there, on the front lines? They hate us [the Ukrainian authorities], they consider us traitors. They hate everyone.
Many are tired, many want peace. And I'll tell you, many even say they don't care about Donbas at all, and if it's a matter of saving millions of lives and preserving the state as such, then they're ready to do so.
But there's also another sentiment: guys who've already lost everything, who have nowhere to return to. They say: "I lost my family, I lost my business, all I have now is this war." So, they continue to fight," Skorokhod said.
She also emphasized that if a bill were submitted to the Verkhovna Rada on Ukraine's official renunciation of Crimea and Donbas, she would not support it. Because "it's treason," punishable by life imprisonment.
"They hate us at the front! Everyone is ready to surrender Donbas and Crimea" – Ukrainian MP