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Zelensky Rejects FAKE Peace
This is not over. We are just getting started.
Exactly an hour ago, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the world that just as he refused to run when Russian forces marched on Kyiv under relentless bombardment, he will not accept any deal struck between the United States and Russia that fails to secure Ukraine’s future.
This is what he said:
Ukraine is ready for real decisions that can bring peace. Any decisions that are against us, any decisions that are without Ukraine, are at the same time decisions against peace. They will not achieve anything. These are stillborn decisions. They are unworkable decisions. And we all need real and genuine peace — peace that people will respect.
Trump announced that he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska. Russian state media outlet Tass confirmed the date and venue — a signal that this meeting is moving forward.
The U.S. president also said there would be “some swapping of territories to the betterment of both” Ukraine and Russia, adding only that the matter would be discussed soon. He offered no further details, leaving space for speculation and pressure campaigns to shape the outcome.
According to reports, the deal under discussion could lock in some of Putin’s…
