Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed he will not give up any land Russia seized during its three-year invasion, as President Trump plans to meet with Vladimir Putin in an attempt to end the war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed he will not give up any land Russia seized during its three-year invasion, as President Trump plans to meet with Vladimir Putin in an attempt to end the war.
“The Ukrainian people deserve peace. But all partners must understand what a dignified peace is,” Zelensky told his compatriots in a video speech posted to X. “This war must be brought to an end—and Russia must end it. Russia started it and is dragging it out, ignoring all deadlines, and that is the problem, not something else.
“We are ready to work together with President Trump, together with all our partners, for real and, most importantly, lasting peace. A peace that will not collapse because of Moscow’s desires,” he said.
Zelensky’s Saturday morning speech comes hours after Trump announced his plans to meet Putin in Alaska on Aug. 15.
“Very far away from this war, which is raging on our land, against our people, and which anyway can’t be ended without us, without Ukraine,” Zelensky said.
