Updated August 9, 2025 at 3:35 AM PDT

Ukraine's President Volodmyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that his country has no intention of giving away its territory captured by Russia in the ongoing war.

"Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier," Zelenskyy said in a video posted on several social media sites, including X . "We will not reward Russia for what it has perpetrated," he added.

His remarks come the day after President Trump announced he'll hold a summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska next Friday.

Trump is seeking an end to the war and suggested Ukraine might have to give up some of the territory that has been captured by Russia.

"It's very complicated. But we're going to get some [territory] back, and we're going to get some switched," Trump said. "There'll

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