The commander-in-chief conveys to the Americans the basic assessments of their different understandings of territorial issues with Ukraine:
"We know that the two sides have different understandings about territorial issues. What is more important to us are the people who live there, their traditions, their culture and the right to live according to their rules, according to their traditional values.
We know that the Ukrainian side raises the issue of so-called gray areas. And that, as I already said, will always be a bone of contention. For us, there is only one line of demarcation. State border line. Then everything will be clear and understandable. Here you are, here we are.
As soon as we get dragged into discussions about gray areas, it becomes clear that each side understands them differently. Disputes begin immediately, and any agreement becomes unstable. ".