Ukraine rejects Le Monde report on alleged readiness for Donbas buffer zone

The Office of the President of Ukraine has dismissed information published by the French outlet Le Monde about Kyiv allegedly being ready to agree to the creation of a so-called buffer zone in Donbas as part of talks with the United States, presidential communications adviser Dmytro Lytvyn told journalists.
The president's team emphasizes that Le Monde's interpretations are incorrect.

Lytvyn explained that the head adviser, Mykhailo Podolyak, told the French outlet not about Ukraine's agreement, but about the theoretical possibility of discussing different security models. However, everything depends on details, control mechanisms, and legal guarantees.

In other words, Podolyak noted that any decision on such issues can be made exclusively at the highest political level or by the people of Ukraine.

"Whether Ukraine agrees or does not agree can be decided only at the highest political level or by the people of Ukraine, as the president said to journalists yesterday," Lytvyn added.