Zelensky Says Ukraine Will Never Recognize Occupied Territories As Russia: “it’s Our Land”

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv will never recognize parts of Ukraine that are currently occupied as parts of Russia, as he confirmed peace talks are set to go ahead.

“In all discussions – and I emphasize this – and this is my unwavering position – we do not legally recognise any of our temporarily occupied territories as Russian. This is the Ukrainian land,” Zelensky told journalists.

Russia has repeatedly demanded that the four Ukrainian regions that are currently partially under its control, as well as the southern Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea that Moscow illegally annexed in 2014, are recognised as parts of Russia.

The Trump administration has indicated in the past that it believes Ukraine might not be able to get back all of its pre-war territory.

CNN