US EditionZelenskyy Refuses to Cede Land
Zelenskyy rejected US calls for territorial concessions and discussed POWs and abducted children while seeking European political and military support, officials said.
- On Monday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Pope Leo XIV at Castel Gandolfo and Giorgia Meloni in Rome, reaffirming he will not cede Ukrainian territory.
- US and Ukrainian negotiators completed three days of talks on Saturday, with Zelenskyy saying the original 28-point Trump administration proposal was revised to 20 points.
- Diplomatic talks also covered prisoners of war and abducted children, as Volodymyr Zelenskyy held talks in London with Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz and dined in Brussels with Ursula von der Leyen, Antonio Costa and Mark Rutte.
- Italy postponed a decision on renewing military aid last week, with the current authorisation expiring on 31 December; Giorgia Meloni ruled out sending troops and Matteo Salvini's Lega remains sceptical.
- Both Ukraine and European allies oppose territorial concessions, while the Vatican said Pope Leo XIV reiterated the need for dialogue, a ceasefire, and urged Moscow to make a peace gesture.
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Marco Galluzzo tells about the Italian day of the Ukrainian president, who first met Pope Leo XIV and then the President of the Council Giorgia...
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Zelenskyy refuses to cede land
ROME — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reaffirmed his strong refusal to cede any territory, resisting U.S. pressure for painful concessions to Russia as he moved ahead Tuesday to rally more European support for his country.
Following Volodymyr Zelensky's tour of Europe, in order to gain support for the American peace plan. After London and Brussels on Monday, the Ukrainian President was in Rome on Tuesday 9 December. Ukraine's President met with Pope Leo XIV and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
Zelenskyy seeks backing in Rome and vows no land to be ceded to Russia
Zelenskyy met Pope Leo XIV and Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Tuesday, meanwhile voicing his refusal to surrender territory to Moscow despite pressure from Washington for territorial concessions.
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