Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy maintains firm stance against giving up territory to Moscow following Trump-Putin meeting and calls for trilateral Ukraine-US-Russia talks.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterated on Sunday that Kyiv will not surrender any territory to Moscow, pushing back against mounting international speculation about potential land-for-peace negotiations.
«The constitution of Ukraine makes it impossible to give up territory or trade land», Zelenskyy said during a press conference at the European Commission on Sunday.
He added that Russia has repeatedly tried and failed to seize the entirety of the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine for a period of 12 years. The Donbas, which includes Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, is an industrial hub, with coal mining and steel production central to Ukraine’s economy.
«Since the territorial issue is so important, it should be discussed only by the leaders of Ukraine and Russia at the trilateral [talks with] Ukraine, United States, Russia», Zelenskyy said.
