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Uncle Joe

(63,167 posts)
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 11:47 AM Aug 9

Ukraine will not cede land, Zelenskiy says, as Trump, Putin plan meeting

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"There'll be some swapping of territories to the betterment of both," the Republican president said.

However, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Ukraine could not violate its constitution on the territorial issues, adding that "Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupiers."

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In a video address to the nation posted on his Telegram channel on Saturday, Zelenskiy said that any decisions without Ukraine would be decisions against peace.

"They will not achieve anything. These are stillborn decisions. They are unworkable decisions. And we all need real and genuine peace," Zelenskiy said.

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https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/trump-putin-meet-discuss-ukraine-peace-deal-alaska-2025-08-09/

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Ukraine will not cede land, Zelenskiy says, as Trump, Putin plan meeting (Original Post) Uncle Joe Aug 9 OP
Marty? underpants Aug 9 #1
I can't place it, Uncle Joe Aug 9 #2
Ozark. Great TV show. underpants Aug 9 #3
This is not even a concept for a peace plan..this is a plan for massive land give away to the aggressors Deuxcents Aug 9 #4
I'm wondering how the Felon thinks he as a say. pandr32 Aug 9 #5

Deuxcents

(24,041 posts)
4. This is not even a concept for a peace plan..this is a plan for massive land give away to the aggressors
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 12:39 PM
Aug 9

How can anything be decided without all parties involved and that would not be just Putin n TSF. How arrogant of these two to think they will be the only ones to make this war end peacefully and satisfying to the people who were attacked without provocation.

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