"Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Donald Trump was exerting undue pressure on him in trying to secure a resolution to the nearly four-year-old Russia-Ukraine war. Zelenskyy also said any plan requiring Ukraine to give up territory that Russia had not captured in the eastern Donbas region would be rejected by Ukrainians if put to a referendum. In an interview with Axios, Zelenskyy said it was not fair Trump kept publicly calling on Ukraine, not Russia, to make concessions in negotiating terms for a peace plan."
"Trump has twice in recent days suggested it was up to Ukraine and Zelenskyy to take steps to ensure the talks proved successful. Ukraine better come to the table fast. That's all I'm telling you, Trump said on Air Force One on Monday. Ukraine's lead negotiator, Rustem Umerov, said the opening day of talks in Geneva had focused on practical issues and the mechanics of possible decisions, without providing details."
"Ukrainian drones hit the Taman oil terminal in Russia's southern Krasnodar region and a chemicals plant in the Perm region near the Ural mountains overnight, Ukraine's SBU domestic security service said on Tuesday. An official said the attack on the Taman terminal was the agency's second on the facility since 22 January. SBU drones also attacked the Metafrax Chemicals plant in the Perm region, about 1,600 km from Ukraine, a facility the official described as one of the biggest methanol producers in Russia and Europe."
Donald Trump publicly urged Ukraine to make concessions in peace negotiations, repeatedly suggesting Ukraine and its president must take steps to ensure successful talks. Volodymyr Zelenskyy called such pressure unfair and stated any plan requiring Ukraine to cede territory not captured in the Donbas would be rejected by Ukrainians in a referendum. Russian, Ukrainian and US negotiators met in Geneva to focus on practical mechanics of possible decisions and agreed to resume discussions. Russian sources described the sessions as tense. Ukraine's SBU reported drone strikes on the Taman oil terminal and the Metafrax chemicals plant in Perm.
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