Zelensky declares Ukraine won’t give up land after US-Russia summit announced

Ukraine won't surrender land to Russia to buy peace, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Saturday, after Washington and Moscow agreed to hold a summit in a bid to end the war.

Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will meet in the US state of Alaska next Friday, to try to resolve the three-year conflict, despite warnings from Ukraine and Europe that Kyiv must be part of negotiations.

Announcing the summit on Friday, Trump said that "there'll be some swapping of territories to the betterment of both" sides, without elaborating.

Hours later, Zelensky said on social media: "Ukrainians will not give their land to the occupier.

"Any decisions against us, any decisions without Ukraine, are also decisions against peace," he added. "They will achieve nothing."

The war "cannot be ended without us, without Ukraine", he said.

Zelensky urged Ukraine's allies to take "clear steps" towards achieving a sustainable peace, during a call with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

National security advisors from Kyiv's allies -- including the United States, EU nations and the UK -- gathered in Britain Saturday to align their views ahead of the Putin-Trump summit.

French President Emmanuel Macron, following phone calls with Zelensky, Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, said "the future of Ukraine cannot be decided without Ukrainians" and that Europe also had to be involved in the negotiations.

UK Foreign Secretary Lammy received US Vice President JD Vance, Ukraine's Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, top Zelensky aide Andriy Yermak and European national security advisors.

On Saturday, Lammy posted on X: "The UK's support for Ukraine remains ironclad as we continue working towards a just and lasting peace."

In his evening address Saturday, Zelensky stressed: "There must be an honest end to this war, and it is up to Russia to end the war it started."