Ukrainians will not give their land to occupiers, Zelenskiy says


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  • Saturday, 09 Aug 2025

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks to Ukrainian Muslim service members before sharing an iftar with them, a meal to break their fast at sunset, during the holy month of Ramadan, in a mosque in Kyiv, Ukraine March 13, 2025. REUTERS/Alina Smutko/File Photo

KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Ukraine could not violate its constitution on territorial issues, adding that "Ukrainians will not give their land to occupiers".

Commenting on U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15, Zelenskiy said Ukraine was ready for real solutions that could bring peace. But he added that any solutions without Kyiv would be solutions against peace.

(Reporting by Olena Harmash; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)

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