Did Zelenskyy Reject a Peace Deal in 2023? Reports from a Ukrainian lawmaker rise serious doubts

Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksiy Honcharenko claims that in 2023, [Volodymyr Zelenskyy](https://defence24.pl/war-in-ukraine-special-report-defence24/war-and-corruption-and-president-zelensky’s-political-capital) rejected a proposal to end the war on terms importantly more favorable to Ukraine than the current ones. According to the lawmaker, Russia was reportedly ready to retreat from most of the territories it had occupied since February 2022, supply hundreds of billions of dollars for the country’s reconstruction, and accept Western safety guarantees. The problem is that his version of events contradicts the Kremlin’s position at the time.