Zelensky insists Crimea is Ukrainian as US envoy meets Putin
- US envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin recently as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected conceding Crimea.
- This meeting occurred amid intensified US efforts to end the conflict, reportedly proposing Ukraine recognize Russian control over the peninsula.
- Ukraine maintains Crimea is an integral part of its territory and states ceding it violates the Ukrainian constitution.
- President Zelensky stated, "There's nothing to talk about here," regarding giving up Crimea, while President Trump said, "Crimea will stay with Russia."
- Ukraine consistently rejects approving Russia's 2014 annexation, asserting territorial integrity remains a red line.
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Live, war in Ukraine: "All temporarily occupied territories belong to Ukraine", repeats Volodymyr Zelensky
The Ukrainian President responded to Donald Trump's statement that occupied Crimea "will remain with Russia" in the context of his administration's peace negotiations.
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Zelensky insists Crimea is Ukrainian as US envoy meets Putin
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday rejected suggestions Ukraine give up Crimea to Russia, as US President Donald Trump's envoy met Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow, where the Kremlin said they discussed the "possibility" of direct ceasefire talks.


Zelensky insists Crimea 'belongs' to Ukraine as US envoy meets Putin
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday rejected suggestions Ukraine give up Crimea to Russia, as Donald Trump's envoy met Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow, where the Kremlin said they discussed the "possibility" of direct ceasefire talks.
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