Zelensky: Ukraine Will Not Cede Territory To Russia

The New York Times reports:

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Saturday flatly rejected President Trump’s proposal that a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia could include “some swapping of territories,” a plan that would in effect mean ceding land to Moscow. “Ukrainians will not give their land to the occupier,” Mr. Zelensky said in a video address from his office in Kyiv, several hours after Mr. Trump’s remarks, which appeared to overlook Ukraine’s role in the negotiations.

“Any decisions made against us, any decisions made without Ukraine, are at the same time decisions against peace,” Mr. Zelensky said. “They will bring nothing. These are dead decisions; they will never work.” His blunt rejection risks angering Mr. Trump, who has made a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia one of his signature foreign policy goals, even if it means accepting terms that are unfavorable to Kyiv. In the past, Mr. Trump has criticized Ukraine for clinging to what he suggested were stubborn cease-fire demands and for being “not ready for peace.”

Read the full article.

⚡ Zelensky responded to Trump: “Ukrainians will not give their land to the occupier”

The President of Ukraine responded to Donald Trump’s words about a possible “territory exchange.”

❗️ “The answer to the Ukrainian territorial issue is already in the Constitution of Ukraine.… pic.twitter.com/yTWPSrw5mD

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) August 9, 2025