Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky back away from giving up territory to Russia as a way to end the conflict.

Pope Leo XIV hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Castel Gandolfo Tuesday, praying for Ukrainian prisoners of war and missing kids.

In an interview with Politico released Tuesday, President Trump again pressed Zelensky to accept the U.S. proposal that Ukraine cede territory to Russia, arguing that Moscow retains the “upper hand” in its nearly 4-year-old invasion.

President Trump said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky must begin making concessions in the effort to bring its nearly four-year war with Russia to an end. In a Monday interview with

EADaily, December 10th, 2025. The head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, admitted that Ukraine does not have the strength to "return Crimea", and also has no real prospects for joining NATO.

Ukraine's Zelensky said he cannot cede land to Russia as he has no legal or moral right to do so. Follow Newsweek's live coverage.

Zelensky says Ukraine cannot and will not cede territory to Russia, insisting 'we don’t have a moral right,' even as Donald Trump urges Kyiv to respond to his new peace proposal.

Ukraine and its partners are working on three documents that form the basis of current diplomatic efforts to end Russia's war, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Dec. 9. The texts cover a framework peace agreement,

Keir Starmer, Ukraine's President Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz have discussed the Ukraine peace plan.