The Ukrainian president has consistently rejected the suggestion that his country give up its claim to the Crimean Peninsula.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy acknowledged on Wednesday that talks in London had been marked by emotions and expressed hope that future joint work would lead to peace.

Ukraine is ready to negotiate but not to surrender, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Wednesday as details emerged in media reports of a U.S. proposal for a deal which would see Ukraine give up almost all territory currently occupied by Russia.

Yuliia Svyrydenko, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, has said that Ukraine is ready to negotiate but not to surrender, following a meeting in London to end the war waged by Russia. Source: European Pravda;

"There will be no agreement that gives Russia the stronger foundation it needs to regroup and return with greater violence," Ukrainian Economy Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko said in a statement. She emphasized that a full cease-fire — on land,