Zelenskyy says no compromise reached on territory question in peace settlement talks - Delta Daily News

(LONDON) -- No compromise has been reached on the question of territorial control to reach a peace settlement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said following his meeting with European leaders on Monday.

"The Americans think we must look for compromises. There are difficult questions about territories. In this regard, there is no compromise for now," Zelenskyy told reporters on a plane after the meeting in London, translated from Ukrainian.

Following talks in Geneva, Moscow and Miami over the past couple of weeks, the initial 28-point peace plan is now 20 points, Zelenskyy said. Key issues such as territorial control and future Western security guarantees for Ukraine remain unsettled.

Zelenskyy said the "strongest security guarantee" that Ukraine can get would be from the United States, adding, "They are so far reacting positively to such a move."

The Coalition of the Willing, made up of mostly European leaders, will also provide security guarantees, but Zelenskyy said he has not received an answer on what they would be ready to do in the event of a "repeated aggression from Russia."

Ahead of traveling to the U.K., Zelenskyy on Sunday urged "collective pressure on Russia" amid the latest American peace push in Ukraine, and as Moscow and Kyiv both continued their long-range barrages despite renewed diplomatic maneuvers.

"We are starting a new diplomatic week," Zelenskyy said in posts to social media, saying Ukrainian representatives would be meeting with European counterparts in the coming days.

Zelenskyy said the most pressing questions included "security issues, support for our resilience and support packages for our defense." For the latter, "air defense and long-term funding for Ukraine" are Kyiv's prime concerns, he said.

Zelenskyy said the Ukrainian negotiating team held "substantive discussions" with U.S. envoys in recent days, with Kyiv's delegation -- led by National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov and Chief of the General