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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned Moscow that they must withdraw from all occupied territories if there is to be any lasting resolution to the war.
Speaking to the Financial Times, President Zelensky said Putin's forces must be removed from all Ukrainian land for there to be any hope of the war concluding.
'We must return all lands,' Mr Zelensky said, 'because I believe that the battlefield is the way when there is no diplomacy. If you can’t get your land back entirely, the war is simply frozen. It’s a question of time before it resumes.'
The Ukrainian leader's comments came following increased fears from Western allies that the war could escalate - particularly if Ukraine made any attempt to take back Crimea, the region illegally captured by Russia in the 2014 annexation.
President Zelensky said Putin's forces must be removed from all Ukrainian territory for there to be any hope of the war concluding. The Ukrainian leader is pictured on November 19
The West fears that if Ukraine sought to take back Crimea, Putin could match his threats and use nuclear weapons.
The Ukrainian president admitted that Crimea's fate had been of increased
