Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says he has no right to give up land after European allies pledge support
Volodymyr Zelensky says he has no right to give up Ukrainian land to Russia as part of any peace plan proposed by Donald Trump.
Zelensky was speaking after a meeting in London with Sir Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz, where Kyiv’s European allies pledged their renewed support.
Talks between the US and Ukrainian officials ended at the weekend with a 20-point proposal to end Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, but the question of what to do with occupied territories in the eastern Donbas remains a sticking point.
“Do we envision ceding territories?” Zelensky asked late on Monday.
“We have no legal right to do so, under Ukrainian law, our constitution and international law. And we don’t have any moral right either.”
Trump accused Zelensky of having failed to read the latest version of the US-proposed plan, while insisting Putin was “fine with it”.
At the talks in No 10, the leaders discussed “positive progress” towards using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine, Downing Street said.
No 10 said the leaders agreed that Europe must stand with Ukraine, strengthening its ability to defend against “relentless attacks that have left thousands without heat or light”.
