for the 1,000 days of war in Ukraine, the doubts of the inhabitants of Lviv

As Russia continues to gain ground, the question of a diplomatic resolution to the conflict has been put forward by Kive in recent weeks. For the population, discussing with Moscow is a complex choice.

With his small square glasses, Volodymyr, 19, who interrupted his studies because of the war, sums up Ukraine’s dilemma: should we negotiate peace with Moscow? Ukraine vowed on Tuesday, November 19, the thousandth day of the Russian invasion, not to “Never“submit to Russia, which has once again raised the specter of resorting to nuclear weapons and promised to win this war.

This symbolic step comes at a vital moment for kyiv: its army is retreating on the battlefield and uncertainty weighs on the sustainability of American support with the return of Donald Trump to power in the United States in January. “Ukrainians don’t all think the same thing,” confides Volodymyr. negotiate But on the other hand, how many more Ukrainians will have to die. ?“

With long blond hair and a hat on her head, Olena comes from Kharkiv, in the northeast of the country. The young woman came to Lviv for two days, a city less exposed to bombing. For her, negotiations must take place, and as quickly as possible. “It’s like children: I hit you, you hit me, I hit you, you hit me… But for the moment, there is no winner. I think we have to negotiate. We always have the choice. It’s always better to agree because the Ukrainians are dying one after the other.she confides.

Well bundled up in a yellow down jacket, in a light rain, Anna, on the contrary, thinks that it is impossible to negotiate with Vladimir Putin. Because everything he committed in Ukraine is unforgivable. “It is not possible to understand why he is bombing cities, buildings… There are so many civilians dying. Every day, Ukrainians are dying. There are funerals here all the time: four to five coffins parade daily to reach the cemetery. It’s horror“, denounces Anna.

For President Volodymyr Zelensky, Vladimir Putin does not want peace. But negotiations would be a way for the head of the Kremlin to emerge from isolation on the international scene.