Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in recent statements that Donald Trump is putting unfair pressure on him in his efforts to reach a solution to end the war between Kiev and Moscow.
Zelensky stressed that any peace plan that would require Ukraine to cede parts of the Donbas region that are not yet under Russian control would be decisively rejected by the Ukrainian people in a referendum.
He added that Ukraine is ready to negotiate a just peace, but any agreement must preserve the country’s territorial integrity, and the surrender of the remaining territories under Kiev’s control is unacceptable.
Zelensky’s statements come as diplomatic pressure and US proposals for a ceasefire and negotiations with Russia have increased, and tensions between Kiev and Washington have intensified over how to end the war.
