Ukraine wants to keep its land – level 1
13-08-2025 07:00
US President Donald Trump wants to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on 15 August to talk about the war. Trump talks about swapping land, but Ukraine says no.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky says that Ukraine does not give land to Russia. He says that a peace plan without Ukraine is not real peace. Putin wants to keep four parts of Ukraine. Zelensky wants to stop fighting first. Ukraine worries that talks without them will be bad.
Some European leaders feel worried. They think that Russia wants to stop sanctions, not the war. Ukraine says that the US can help, but it must keep Ukraine safe and follow the law.
Difficult words: swap (to give something to someone when they give you something in return), peace (time without a war), sanction (a rule which stops or punishes a country for doing something wrong).
You can watch the original video in the Level 3 section.
What does President Zelensky insist must happen before peace talks with Russia can proceed?
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