Zelensky: "A decision made without involving Kiev is stillborn."

(LaPresse) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected the formal cession of Ukrainian territory on Saturday , stressing in a video address that Kiev must participate in any negotiations to end the war. He then rejected the planned summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin , warning that any peace agreement that excludes Kiev would lead to "stillborn decisions." The meeting, scheduled for Friday in Alaska, is seen as a potential breakthrough after weeks of frustration that more had not been done to quell the fighting. Zelensky said Ukraine's territorial integrity must not be negotiable and emphasized that a lasting peace must include Ukraine's voice at the table.