Zelensky Says He Will Not Cede Donbas To Russia

August 14, 2025 TheMcgwire

Zelensky Says He Will Not Cede Donbas To Russia

Ukrainian President Zelensky is speaking out against the reported outline of an agreement that will be discussed by President Trump and Russian President Putin at a summit later this week aimed at ending the war.

While no Russian or American officials have explained the broad outline of the deal, leaks to the media suggest Putin is demanding that Ukraine cede the entire Donbas region. Moscow’s forces control most of the region.

“I am not going to surrender my country because I have no right to do so,” Zelensky said on Tuesday. “If we leave Donbas today, our fortifications, our terrain, the heights we control, we will clearly open a bridgehead for the preparation of a Russian offensive.”

Under the agreement, Kiev would also recognize Russian control of the territory it holds in southern Ukraine. Previously, Putin called for Zelensky to cede the entire Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts.

🔗SOURCE ➡️ Libertarian Institute

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