President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Pope Leo XIV in Rome on Tuesday, as Ukraine said it was preparing to send updated proposals to the U.S. for ending the war with Russia.

ROME (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reaffirmed his strong refusal to cede any territory, resisting U.S. pressure for painful concessions to Russia as he moved ahead Tuesday to rally more European support for his country.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reiterated his refusal to cede any territory, resisting pressure for a painful compromise with Russia

Russia wants all of the Donbas, and more. Ukraine is loath to cede any land to Moscow, let alone areas Kyiv’s forces control. The US is pushing for an end to the war. Here’s a look at the tense issue of territorial control in Ukraine,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country would not give up territory under pressure from Moscow or to satisfy Washington in its push to resolve peace talks.

Ukraine’s chief negotiator, in an exclusive interview, says conceding sovereign territory is off-limits in peace talks.

Yehor Cherniev, deputy chairman of Ukraine’s National Security, Defense and Intelligence Committee, told Rudaw on Friday that Russia is pressing hard on the battlefield and is not negotiating in good faith,

In an interview with Politico released Tuesday, President Trump again pressed Zelensky to accept the U.S. proposal that Ukraine cede territory to Russia, arguing that Moscow retains the "upper hand" in its nearly 4-year-old invasion.

Over the past three years, Russia has seized only 1.45% of Ukraine's territory, while its personnel losses far exceed any claimed gains. Preliminary estimates indicate that up to 1% of Russia's prewar male population of fighting age may have been lost,