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Zelenskyy rejects formally ceding Ukrainian territory, says Kyiv must be part of any negotiations
- President Donald Trump announced he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 15 in Alaska to discuss a peace deal possibly involving territorial swaps.
- The meeting follows Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and ongoing fighting despite sanctions and prior diplomatic efforts to end the war.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy firmly rejected ceding land to Russia and stressed that peace decisions must include Ukraine's participation.
- A Russian drone struck a minibus in suburban Kherson on August 9, killing two and injuring 16, while a recent poll found about 38% of Ukrainians now accept land concessions.
- The summit’s outcome remains uncertain as Kyiv insists on reclaiming all territory, Russia seeks control of eastern regions, and the talks could influence future negotiations.
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With summit looming, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says he won’t give land to Russia – Knowhere News
Updated at 11:25 AM EDT on August 9, 2025 Ukraine’s KYIV Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, declared on Saturday that his nation has no plans to cede any of the territory it has taken from Russia during the continuing conflict. In a video shared on several social media platforms, such as X, Zelenskyy declared, “Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier,” “We will not reward Russia for what it has perpetrated,” he stated. Hi…
»There will be some kind of exchange of territory«: In the run-up to the planned meeting with Putin, the US President is already running warm. He criticizes the Ukrainian President and at the same time promises a tripartite meeting.
Denver Gazette
NATO chief sees Ukrainian land on the table as Trump meets Putin
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said this week’s U.S.-Russian summit may open the door to negotiations about Ukrainian territory, even as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has continued to reject ceding land occupied by Russia.
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