Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Pope Leo XIV near Rome on Tuesday as he continued to rally European support for Ukraine while resisting U.S. pressure for a painful compromise with Russia.

Answering reporters' questions in a WhatsApp chat, Zelenskyy reaffimed his firm refusal to cede any territory, saying that "we clearly don't want to give up anything," even as "the Americans are looking for a compromise today, I will be honest."

"Undoubtedly, Russia insists for us to give up territories," he said in the message late Monday. "According to the law we don't have such right. According to Ukraine's law, our constitution, international law, and to be frank, we don't have a moral right either."

The Ukrainian president met early Tuesday with Leo at Castel Gandolfo, a papal res

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