"Before Wednesday's talks in Geneva had begun, Zelenskyy told Axios news service that ceding the remaining one-fifth of the eastern Donetsk region that Russia doesn't control, as Moscow has demanded, would not be accepted by Ukrainians. Emotionally, people will never forgive this. Never. They will not forgive me, they will not forgive [the US], Zelenskyy said, adding that Ukrainians can't understand why they would be asked to give up additional land."
"Russia currently controls about 19 percent of Ukraine, down from 26 percent in March 2022. Last month, 54 percent of surveyed Ukrainians told the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology they categorically reject transferring the whole of the Donetsk region to Russian control, even in return for strong security guarantees, with only 39 percent accepting the proposal. Two-thirds of respondents also said they did not believe the current US-sponsored peace negotiations would lead to lasting peace."
Ukraine expressed frustration with recent peace talks, characterizing US pressure as disproportionately directed at Kyiv rather than Moscow. Ukrainian leadership rejected demands to cede the remaining one-fifth of the eastern Donetsk region, asserting that citizens would never forgive such a concession. Russia currently controls about 19 percent of Ukraine, down from 26 percent in March 2022. A Kyiv International Institute of Sociology poll found 54 percent categorically reject transferring the whole Donetsk region to Russian control, while 39 percent accepted the proposal. Two-thirds of respondents doubted that current US-sponsored negotiations would produce lasting peace. Officials advocated freezing the current contact line to enable a ceasefire and further territorial negotiations, and suggested such a stance could win referendum support.
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