‘Negotiation at this point': Ukraine war won't end without concessions to Russia
'I've denounced Russia over and over again,' Mr Horowitz told Sky News host Rita Panahi.
'I do not want the offer of bringing Ukraine into the EU, or into NATO, that's something I've not wanted even before this war.'
'You have to give up the enclaves that Russia controls right now .. that's the answer, I think it becomes a negotiation at this point.'
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