European talks reshape Ukraine’s peace plan as Zelenskyy refuses territorial concessions

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine cannot cede territory to Russia, complicating Trump administration efforts to broker peace after four years of war.

"We are working very actively on all components of potential steps toward ending the war,"  Zelenskyy posted on X. "The Ukrainian and European components are now more developed, and we are ready to present them to our partners in the U.S. Together with the American side, we expect to swiftly make the potential steps as doable as possible." 

"We are committed to a real peace and remain in constant contact with the United States," he wrote. "And, as our partners in the negotiating teams rightly note, everything depends on whether Russia is ready to take effective steps to stop the bloodshed and prevent the war from reigniting. In the near future, we will be ready to send the refined documents to the United States."