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Uncle Joe

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Sat Aug 9, 2025, 11:47 AM Aug 9

Ukraine will not cede land, Zelenskiy says, as Trump, Putin plan meeting [View all]

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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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