Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský, in contrast to Czech President Petr Pavel, who said that after the war, Russia could retain temporary control over some Ukrainian territories, stressed his support for Zelenskyy's Victory Plan.

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 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.

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."

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,

The ministry stated that there can be no "half-measures" for achieving peace in the war between Russia and Ukraine. “The withdrawal of Russian occupying forces from Ukraine's sovereign territory within its internationally recognized borders is one of the essential points in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's peace formula,

Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has rejected the idea that some Ukrainian territory could be left under Russian occupation in order to end the war. Source: a statement on the Foreign Ministry’s website quoted by European Pravda Details: The Foreign Ministry stressed that Ukraine is following the Peace Formula,