The president said he had exchanged “pretty strong words” with European leaders, while Russia signaled it saw itself as increasingly on the same page as the U.S.

DONALD Trump has dispatched his top diplomats to meet Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders for a peace summit to end the war in Ukraine. US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared

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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 has responded to the mounting pressure, reiterating that Ukraine will not concede land to its “aggressor.”

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Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the Russian government is "fully in harmony" with the president-elect's recent statement about the ongoing war.

US President Donald Trump said he believes security guarantees for Ukraine are a "necessary factor" to secure a peace plan. He said the US will join talks in Europe on Saturday if there's progress on a deal.