Zelenskyy refuses to cede land to Russia as he rallies European support

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the pope near Rome on Tuesday as he continued to rally European support for Ukraine while resisting US pressure for a painful compromise with Russia.

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Answering reporters’ questions ina 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 acompromise today, I will be honest.”

“Undoubtedly, Russia insists for us to give up territories,” he saidin 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.”