KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Tuesday for a \u201cfair\u201d end to the war with Russia without \u201crewards\u201d for Vladimir Putin, pushing back against demands for Kyiv to make territorial concessions.
\n\u201cWe all want this war to end in a fair way \u2014 with no rewards for Putin, especially no land,\u201d Zelensky said via videoconference at a summit organized by Poland.
\nThe comment comes amid reports the United States suggested to freeze the front lines and accept the Russian control of the Crimean peninsula that it seized in 2014, something Zelensky has refused.
\nBut US President Donald Trump said Sunday that he believed Zelensky might concede the Black Sea peninsula as part of a settlement.
\nRussia has also repeatedly demanded to keep the territory in southern and eastern Ukraine that it occupies and for Kyiv to cede even more land.
\nMoscow holds about 20 percent of Ukraine\u2019s territory after launching its grinding assault that has killed thousands of people.
\nWashington has said that this week will be \u201ccritical\u201d for peace efforts.
\nZelensky later on Tuesday once again called for a full and unconditional ceasefire, which must be the first step before any negotiations.
\n\u201cThey must take clear steps to end the war, and we insist that an unconditional and complete ceasefire must be the first step,\u201d he said in an evening address.
\nPutin on Monday ordered a surprise three-day ceasefire on May 8-10, which coincides with Moscow\u2019s World War II commemorations, drawing ire from Kyiv, which demanded Moscow pause hostilities immediately.
\n\u201cRight now, they are worried that their parade is in jeopardy, and rightly so,\u201d Zelensky said in his evening address, \u201cbut they should be worried that this war is still going on,\u201d he added.
\nThis year, Russia will mark on May 9 the 80th anniversary of its Victory Day for what is known in Russia as the Great Patriotic War with massive parades in Moscow and cities across the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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