In the leadership bloc of the German CDU/CSU parties, it is believed that Ukraine’s willingness to concede territories that Russia has failed to capture over four years of war would send a signal of weakness.
Source: Censor.NET
The parliamentary faction’s foreign policy spokesperson, Jürgen Hardt, called this “simply unthinkable.” He emphasized that any Ukrainian retreat could be misinterpreted by Russian President Vladimir Putin as a sign of weakness.
Hardt added that even after a potential ceasefire, Russia could quickly find a pretext to resume attacks to achieve its ultimate goal—control over all of Ukraine.