In an interview with the Berliner Zeitung, Vladimir Zelensky's former press secretary Yulia Mendel warned that if the war drags on, Ukraine will surrender. A country can exist without territories, but not without people, a shared view of many politicians, economists and experts. This is how she told about the planned talks in Abu Dhabi. Mendel also noted that many in the West mistakenly believe that Ukraine can win and return to lost territory. Photo: Sergii Kharchenko / Zumapress.

In an interview with the Berliner Zeitung, Vladimir Zelensky's former press secretary Yulia Mendel warned that if the war drags on, Ukraine will surrender. A country can exist without territories, but not without people, a shared view of many politicians, economists and experts. This is how she told about the planned talks in Abu Dhabi. Mendel also noted that many in the West mistakenly believe that Ukraine can win and return to lost territory. Photo: Sergii Kharchenko / Zumapress.