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“Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video released on August 9. He firmly rejected any territorial concessions to Russia as part of a peace deal, speaking out after President Donald Trump suggested that swapping territories could be part of an agreement to end the war.
“Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video released on August 9. In this statement, he rejected any territorial concessions to Russia as part of a peace deal.
President Trump had previously floated the idea that Russia and Ukraine could swap territories as part of an agreement to end the conflict. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy strongly rejected this notion, stating in a video released on August 9, “Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier.”
Zelenskyy made this statement after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested during a White House event that both Russia and Ukraine might have to give up territory as part of any peace deal. The Ukrainian president rejected such territorial concessions, saying on Aug. 9 in a video: “Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier.”
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy strongly opposes ceding land to Russia and made this stance clear after President Donald Trump suggested in advance of a planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that both nations might have to give up territory as part of an agreement to end the war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected any territorial concessions to Russia, stating in a video released on August 9, “Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier.”
President Donald Trump suggested that a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine could involve swapping territories to benefit both nations. In response, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected territorial concessions to Russia, stating in a video released on August 9: “Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier.”
Following this, U.S. President Donald Trump suggested during an August 8 White House event that both Russia and Ukraine would need to give up territory for a peace deal. Specifically, Trump stated, “You are looking at territory that has been fought over for 3.5 years. We’re looking at that. But we’re looking at swapping. We’re going to get some back,” referring to Ukrainian territory occupied by Russia. “We’re going to get some switched. They’ll be some swapping of territories.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected the idea of ceding land to Russia as part of a peace deal, speaking out after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that such territorial swaps could benefit both nations during their planned meeting in Alaska.
“Ukrainians will not gift our land to the occupier,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video released on August 9.
Zelenskyy’s stance contrasts with comments made by U.S. President Donald Trump before the planned meeting between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15. During the White House event, Trump suggested that both Russia and Ukraine might need to give up territory to reach a deal, stating, “We’re looking at swapping territories. We’re going to get some back” and “They’ll be some switching.”
In response, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected ceding land to Russia as part of any peace deal. He stated in a video released on August 9: “Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier.”
Ukraine’s president made this statement after President Donald Trump suggested during an upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that both nations could swap territories as part of a peace deal.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy firmly rejected giving up any territory to Russia, stating in a video released on August 9: “Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier.”
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy strongly rejected territorial concessions to Russia as part of a peace deal. Speaking after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that swapping territories could be part of an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected the idea of ceding land to Russia. In a video released on August 9, he stated, “Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier.”
President Donald Trump had previously suggested that swapping territories could be part of an agreement to end the war between Ukraine and Russia. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected this idea. In a video released on August 9, he stated, “Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier.”
President Donald Trump had previously suggested that both Russia and Ukraine might have to give up territory as part of any peace deal. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy firmly rejected this idea in a video statement released on August 9.
Zelenskyy said, “Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier,” referring to Russia’s ongoing annexation and occupation of parts of Ukraine. In response to President Donald Trump suggesting that swapping territories could be part of a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected this idea. He stated in a video released on August 9, “Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy strongly rejected territorial concessions to Russia as part of any peace deal. In a video released on August 9, he declared, “Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy firmly rejected the idea of ceding territory to Russia in exchange for peace. He stated this in a video released on August 9th, saying, “Ukrainians will not gift our land to the occupier.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has firmly rejected any territorial concessions to Russia as part of a peace deal, speaking out after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that swapping territories could be included in an agreement to end the war.
“Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video released on August 9.
Zelenskyy rejected any territorial concessions to Russia as part of a peace deal. He stated, “Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier,” in a video released on Aug. 9.
President Donald Trump suggested during an Aug. 8 White House event that both Russia and Ukraine might need to cede territory for a peace deal, stating, “We’re looking at swapping territories.”
In response, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected the idea of giving up land to Russia, saying in a video released on August 9: “Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier.” This stance came after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested during an event at the White House that both Russia and Ukraine might need to cede territory as part of a peace deal.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy firmly rejected any territorial concessions to Russia in a video released on August 9, stating, “Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke out against territorial concessions to Russia as part of a peace deal. This came after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that swapping territories could be included in an agreement to end the war between Ukraine and Russia.
In a video released on August 9, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy firmly rejected any territorial concessions to Russia: “Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier.”
Zelenskyy spoke out after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested in advance of a planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that swapping territories could be part of an agreement to end the three-year conflict in Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected territorial concessions to Russia as part of any peace deal, saying in a video released on August 9, “Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier.”
Zelenskyy’s stance contrasts with comments by U.S. President Donald Trump, who suggested during an August 8 White House event that both Russia and Ukraine would need to cede territory for a peace deal.
In response, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected any territorial concessions to Russia in a video released on August 9. He stated, “Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier.”
Following this statement, US President Donald Trump suggested that a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine could include territorial swaps. In response, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected any land concessions to Russia in a video released on August 9.
Zelenskyy stated, “Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier
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