Kyiv, Aug. 9 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has slammed the upcoming talks between Russian President Vladmir Putin and the US President Donald Trump, stating that Ukraine's exclusion would only lead to "dead solutions".

According to CBS News, taking to social media, the Ukrainian President posted on Telegram that Kyiv's territorial integrity, enshrined in its constitution, is non-negotiable, and that any lasting peace must include Ukraine's voice at the table.

Zelenskyy said Ukraine "will not give Russia any awards for what it has done" and that "Ukrainians will not give their land to the occupier."



He further echoed Kyiv, and Europe's concerns over the August 15 meeting, arguing that Trump and Putin's meeting without ...