Kyiv's delegation at a meeting with allies in London this week reaffirmed the principles on which talks on ending Russia's war in Ukraine are based, including never recognising any part of Ukrainian territory as Russian,

Zelenskyy on Tuesday ruled out ceding territory to Russia in any deal before talks set for Wednesday in London among U.S., European and Ukrainian officials. “There is nothing to talk about. It is our land, the land of the Ukrainian people,” Zelenskyy said.

The Ukrainian delegation is on its way to a meeting in London that was scheduled to take place today, April 23. Ukraine is ready for the talks, despite the fact that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will miss the meeting,