Ukraine Wants Peace but Won't Give in, Zelenskyy Says on Independence Day
Zelenskyy said Ukraine seeks peace while rejecting territorial surrender as European leaders in Kyiv pledged more military and financial support.
- On Monday, August 24, 2026, European leaders gathered in Kyiv to mark Ukraine's 35th Independence Day, where President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected Russian demands to cede Donbas, vowing Ukraine will not surrender territory.
- British Prime Minister Andy Burnham co-chaired a 'Coalition of the Willing' meeting and announced the UK would share classified SCALP missile technology, enabling Ukraine to establish local assembly lines for long-range strikes.
- Zelenskyy warned of a $27 billion defense funding gap this year, as Ukrainian drones struck four Ozon logistics hubs in Russia while Moscow continued its campaign of ballistic missile attacks against Ukrainian infrastructure.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov condemned the technology-sharing decision, stating the Kremlin views the plan 'extremely negatively' and accusing the United Kingdom of 'taking part in this war' on Ukraine's side.
- Marking 35 years since Ukraine's 1991 independence vote, Zelenskyy warned that Russia may mobilize 300,000 additional troops following September elections, underscoring the critical need for sustained international support.
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Zelensky Rejects Territorial Concessions, Says Russia Is Losing a Generation to Ukraine War
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky marked the 35th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence with a defiant address rejecting calls to surrender the Donbas, arguing that Russia has already suffered catastrophic battlefield losses and warning that Ukrainian forces will continue turning Russian reinforcements into “fertilizer for our fields.”
MichaelSavage.com – Zelensky Tells Putin Ukrainian Army Turning Russian Soldiers Into ‘Fertilizer’
Ukraine isn’t willing to surrender territory just for the sake of saving another half-million Russian soldiers being turned into “fertilizer for our fields”, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky broadcast a 20-minute address to the nation on Monday, talking up Ukrainian strength and defiance in the face of the ongoing Russian invasion as…
Zelensky Tells Putin Ukrainian Army Turning Russian Troops Into 'Fertilizer'
Ukraine isn't willing to surrender territory just for the sake of saving another half-million Russian soldiers, President Zelensky said. The post Zelensky Tells Putin Ukrainian Army Turning Russian Soldiers Into ‘Fertilizer’ appeared first on Breitbart.
Without NATO and the European Union, many of the countries that belonged to the Soviet Union and its sphere of influence would no longer be free and democratic. Outside and within Europe, Ukraine's enemies are our enemies.
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