Zelensky confirms again that giving up any land to the invaders is not on the table for discussion. Meanwhile, Trump confirms that he will be going to Alaska to discuss "land-swapping with Putin." What could go wrong there?
As a follow-up, Trump does not believe countries should follow their Constitutions. Trump unhappy that Ukraine would need to amend Constitution for territory swap https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/08/11/7525675/ US President Donald Trump has said he was not happy about the fact that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has argued that Ukraine’s Constitution would need to be amended in order for territory to be exchanged as part of a potential peace deal. Source: European Pravda, citing Trump at a press conference Details: Commenting on the upcoming talks regarding the Russo-Ukrainian war, Trump insisted that he gets along with Zelenskyy but said he disagrees "very, very severely" with what Zelenskyy "has done", adding that "this is a war that should have never happened". Trump went on to say that he was not happy with the Ukrainian leader's explanation of the restrictions in place on potential agreements with Russia. "I was a little bothered by the fact that Zelenskyy was saying, 'Well, I have to get constitutional approval' – I mean, he’s got approval to go into war and kill everybody, but he needs approval to do a land swap. Because there’ll be some land swapping going on, I know that through Russia and through conversations with everybody – for the good of Ukraine," Trump said. The US president added that the potential agreement would also mean "some bad stuff for both". Background: Zelenskyy recently stated that Ukraine would not make territorial concessions to Russia during the discussion of the peace agreement. He pointed out that "the answer to the Ukrainian territorial question is already in the Constitution of Ukraine. No one will deviate from this – and no one will be able to." US Vice President JD Vance has suggested that neither Ukraine nor Russia will be happy with the outcome of the US-brokered settlement of the war. Large-scale talks are planned for 13 August in various combinations – involving European leaders, the United States and Ukraine.
Nevertheless, Zelensky can only buy himself a couple weeks to weasel around and walk sideways like a crab. Although it is true that there is a Constitutional requirement that would need to be met, it is also true that Zelensky can not just keep saying that the Constitution requires a national referendum on the settlement. Within days/weeks, people are going to be saying "okay fine, but what are you recommending or planning to take to the people for their approval in the referendum?"
Russia breaks through Ukrainian frontline as Putin sends 110,000 troops into the meatgrinder days before Trump summit The terrifying development could give warmongering Putin an upper hand when he meets the US President for crunch talks on Friday. Mad Vlad might even leverage the move as a bargaining chip to increase pressure on Kyiv to give up land.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2077gwjlvxo North Koreans tell BBC they are being sent to work 'like slaves' in Russia
jeez, BBC is paid by taxpayers? "He hailed a taxi and travelled thousands of kilometres across the country to meet a lawyer who helped arrange his journey on to Seoul." really? really? lawyer in Russia somewhere thousands miles from working site helped him to travel to Seoul? and he went by taxi? thousand miles? And russians allowed him to cross the border? because some lawyer traffics north koreans to Seoul? or maybe he travel by Taxi straight to BBC headquarters in london? given they are not paid in russia according to this article totally believable story you nazis are so desperate it's unbelievable