President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy denied reports about discussions with partners on peace talks with Russia.
"I will answer you frankly. Everyone knows my attitude, which coincides with the attitude of Ukrainian society. No-one is putting pressure on me today. All this was at the beginning of the war and before the war. Today, none of the US or EU leaders is putting pressure," the head of state said at a joint press conference with Ursula von der Leyen.
He insisted that Ukraine was not ready for any territorial concessions.
"We are not going to sit down with Russia, talk to it and give it something," the president said.
As reported earlier, NBC News, citing anonymous sources among US officials, said that the USA and EU have begun discussing with Ukraine the issue of possible negotiations with Russia. Moreover, Ukraine will have to make territorial concessions for the talks with Russia to be successful. In turn, the officials said, NATO is ready to offer Ukraine some security guarantees that will deter Russia from invading its territory again.