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- Jordan Times
Kyiv won't give up land, says Zelensky as US-Russia summit confirmed
KYIV — Ukraine won't surrender land to Russia to buy peace, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Saturday, after Washington and Moscow agreed to hold a summit in a bid to end the war. Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will meet in the US state of Alaska next Friday, to try to resolve the three-year conflict, despite warnings from Ukraine and Europe that Kyiv must be part of negotiations. Announcing the summit on Friday, Trump said that "there'll be some swapping of territories to the betterment of both" sides, without elaborating. Hours later, Zelensky said on social media: "Ukrainians will not give their land to the occupier. "Any decisions against us, any decisions without Ukraine, are also decisions against peace," he added. "They will achieve nothing." The war "cannot be ended without us, without Ukraine", he said. Zelensky urged Ukraine's allies to take "clear steps" towards achieving a sustainable peace, during a call with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer. National security advisors from Kyiv's allies, including the United States, EU nations and the UK, gathered in Britain Saturday to align their views ahead of the Putin-Trump summit. French President Emmanuel Macron, following phone calls with Zelensky, Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, said "the future of Ukraine cannot be decided without Ukrainians" and that Europe also had to be involved in the negotiations. UK Foreign Secretary Lammy received US Vice President JD Vance, Ukraine's Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, top Zelensky aide Andriy Yermak and European national security advisors. On Saturday, Lammy posted on X: "The UK's support for Ukraine remains ironclad as we continue working towards a just and lasting peace." In his evening address Saturday, Zelensky stressed: "There must be an honest end to this war, and it is up to Russia to end the war it started." A 'dignified peace' Three rounds of talks between Russia and Ukraine this year have failed to bear fruit, and it remains unclear whether a summit could bring peace any closer as the warring sides' positions are still far apart. Tens of thousands of people have been killed since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, with millions forced to flee their homes. Putin has resisted multiple calls from the United States, Europe and Kyiv for a ceasefire. Putin, a former KGB officer in power in Russia for over 25 years, has ruled out holding talks with Zelensky at this stage. Ukraine's leader has been pushing for a three-way summit and argues that meeting Putin is the only way to make progress towards peace. Far from the war The summit in Alaska, the far-north territory which Russia sold to the United States in 1867, would be the first between sitting US and Russian presidents since Joe Biden met Putin in Geneva in June 2021. Nine months later, Moscow sent troops into Ukraine. Zelensky said of the location that it was "very far away from this war, which is raging on our land, against our people". The Kremlin said the choice was "logical" because the state close to the Arctic is on the border between the two countries, and this is where their "economic interests intersect". Moscow has also invited Trump to pay a reciprocal visit to Russia later. Trump and Putin last sat together in 2019 at a G20 summit meeting in Japan during Trump's first term. They have spoken by telephone several times since January, but Trump has failed to broker peace in Ukraine as he promised he could. On Friday, Putin held a round of calls with allies, including Brazil, China and India, in a diplomatic flurry ahead of the Alaska summit. In a 40-minute phone conversation Saturday between Putin and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the Brazilian leader reiterated his support for dialogue "and the pursuit of a peaceful solution", his office said. Trump has imposed an additional tariff on India for buying Russia's oil in a bid to nudge Moscow into talks. He has threatened China with a similar tax, but so far has refrained from doing so. Fighting goes onRussia and Ukraine continued pouring dozens of drones onto each other's positions in an exchange of attacks in the early hours of Saturday. A bus carrying civilians was hit in Ukraine's frontline city of Kherson, killing two people and wounding 16. The Russian army claimed to have taken Yablonovka, another village in the Donetsk region, the site of the most intense fighting in the east and one of the five regions Putin says is part of Russia. Four people were killed as of Saturday morning in Donetsk after Russian shelling, Ukrainian authorities said. In 2022, the Kremlin announced the annexation of four Ukrainian regions, Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, despite not having full control over them. Russia had previously annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine in 2014. As a prerequisite to any peace settlement, Moscow demanded Kyiv pull its forces out of the regions and commit to being a neutral state, shun Western military support and be excluded from joining NATO. Kyiv said it would never recognise Russian control over its sovereign territory, though it acknowledged that getting land captured by Russia back would have to come through diplomacy, not on the battlefield.
Al Bawaba
14 hours ago
- Al Bawaba
Trump–Putin Alaska summit next Friday set for talks on ending Ukraine war
ALBAWABA- U.S. President Donald Trump announced he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska in a bid to end Moscow's full-scale war in Ukraine, a conflict now grinding into its fourth year. Trump revealed the details on social media, with Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov confirming the plan to Russia's state-run Tass news agency. The summit, if successful, could mark a turning point in a war that has claimed tens of thousands of lives. Yet, with Moscow holding to its sweeping territorial demands, there is no guarantee of a breakthrough. Speaking to reporters at the White House before confirming the date and venue, Trump hinted that a deal might involve 'some swapping of territories,' but offered no specifics. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy swiftly rejected any compromise on his country's borders, writing on Telegram: 'The answer to the Ukrainian territorial question is already in the Constitution of Ukraine. No one will deviate from this – and no one will be able to. Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier.' Zelenskyy stressed that Ukraine seeks a 'dignified peace' and is ready to work with Trump and other partners toward a 'lasting peace that will not collapse because of Moscow's desires.' French President Emmanuel Macron also weighed in, stating on X that he had spoken with Zelenskyy, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. 'Ukraine's future cannot be decided without the Ukrainians,' Macron said, pledging Europe's continued support. I have just spoken again with President Zelensky, as well as with Chancellor Merz and Prime Minister Starmer. We remain determined to support Ukraine, working in a spirit of unity and building on the work undertaken within the framework of the Coalition… — Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) August 9, 2025 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed Trump's peace initiative, writing: 'We welcome President Trump's efforts to stop the killing in Ukraine. We welcome President Trump's efforts to stop the killing in Ukraine. Diplomacy combined with continued pressure on Russia is how we will achieve a just and lasting peace. One that respects Ukraine's sovereignty and the vital security interests of both Ukraine and Europe. — Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) August 9, 2025 Diplomacy combined with continued pressure on Russia is how we will achieve a just and lasting peace, one that respects Ukraine's sovereignty and the security interests of both Ukraine and Europe.' The Alaska talks will be the first face-to-face meeting between Trump and Putin since Trump's return to the White House in January, raising hopes, and skepticism, over whether personal diplomacy can end one of the deadliest wars in Europe since World War II.
Ammon
16 hours ago
- Ammon
Russia condemnds Israel's plan to reoccupy Gaza
Ammon News - The Russian Foreign Ministry condemned the Israeli decision to reoccupy the Gaza Strip and warned of its repercussions. The Ministry explained in a statement that implementing such decisions and plans, which are condemned and rejected, would exacerbate the already dramatic situation on the Palestinian side, which has all the hallmarks of a humanitarian catastrophe. This would significantly exacerbate international efforts to de-escalate the conflict zone, with potentially negative and dangerous consequences for the entire Middle East region. Russia affirmed its firm position on the need for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the release of all hostages and detainees, and the restoration of unhindered humanitarian access. It stressed that Moscow is firmly convinced that there is no alternative to settling the Palestinian issue on the basis of the recognized rules of international law, at the core of which is the principle of a two-state solution, which stipulates the establishment of an independent Palestinian state within the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, coexisting in peace and security alongside Israel.
