Russia is, of course, insisting that we give up territory. We, of course, do not want to give up anything,” Zelensky told reporters Monday.

Ukrainian investigators say that a criminal organization led by Zelensky’s former business partner embezzled $100 million from the country’s publicly owned nuclear power company, Energoatom. Even as Ukrainians endured blackouts caused by Russian bombing, members of the president’s inner circle skimmed money from Energoatom contracts.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country would not give up territory, not to hasten peace talks, not to satisfy Washington and not under pressure from Moscow.

The top Ukrainian negotiator said the most recent Russia peace talks in the U.S. with President Donald Trump's team were "constructive" and he will now return to Kyiv to discuss the latest proposals with President Volodymyr Zelensky.

President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in London on Dec. 8 to meet U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and other European leaders amid renewed efforts to settle the Russia-Ukraine war, Sky News reported. French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz are also arriving to meet the Ukrainian leader as Kyiv's European partners seek

President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “isn’t ready” to sign off on a U.S-authored peace proposal aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war.