Zelenskyy rejects Trump's proposal that Ukraine could swap territories with Russia
Ukraine War,Vladimir Putin,Volodymyr Zelensky,Ukraine,Russia,Donald Trump,Foreign Affairs,Peace Talks
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy defiantly declared Saturday that his countrymen “will not give their land to occupiers,” after President Donald Trump suggested that a peace deal would include some “swapping” of territories with Russia.
“The answer to Ukraine’s territorial question is already in the constitution of Ukraine,” Zelenskyy said in a message on Telegram early Saturday. “No one will and no one can deviate from it. Ukrainians will not give their land to the occupier.”
His comments came after Trump announced on Truth Social that a long-awaited meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin had been scheduled for next Friday in Alaska...
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