Zelensky slams US suggestion he will give up territory to Russia to end Ukraine war

Zelensky slams US suggestion he will give up territory to Russia to end Ukraine war Russia pounds Kyiv with deadly attack as President Volodymyr Zelensky slams US suggestion he should give up territory to end the war - and Moscow suffers "Vietnam" style casualties Russia's relentless missile and drone attacks on Ukraine continued overnight as President Zelensky slammed US suggestions his country should give up territory. A drone hit a Kyiv apartment block, killing one and injuring five as Zelensky arrived in Dublin ahead of talks to end the war with US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. But hours after the night raid on Kyiv NATO said Russia is losing “Vietnam-style” number of troops to death or injury in brutal frontline fighting and Moscow is suffering a man-power shortage. Kyiv was also hit by Russian ballistic missiles overnight as both sides try to demonstrate they can win the war during ongoing talks to end it. Speaking before tomorrow’s meeting, as the Washington team arrived in Moscow for talks with Putin, Zelensky admonished the US for even suggesting giving ground. Zelensky said: “The American side very often raises the topic of Donbas, part of our Ukrainian land. “They think that to end this war, we have to leave our territory. It’s impossible to talk this way with us, with an independent, sovereign country.” His blunt statement was issued in the wake of inconclusive talks in Abu Dhabi directly between Ukraine and Russian delegates, made up mostly of spies and diplomats. The Donbas is Ukraine’s industrial heartbeat in the east, most of which Russia occupies and it has a wealth of minerals and rare earth potential. The US has been suggesting settling the war by drawing lines across already invaded territory, including Ukraine’s Crimea which Moscow invaded in 2014. The latest Russian strikes are part of an intensified Russian drone campaign against Kyiv and the surrounding region that has escalated since late August. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte last night confirmed Russia is losing more than 40,000 troops killed or seriously wounded every month in the war. Preliminary figures suggest the toll exceeded 50,000 in October. He said: “The US in 14 years, in Vietnam, lost 56,000. Here in one month, Russia, dead or seriously wounded, 40,000.” And of Putin he said: “He’s hitting Ukrainian cities with missiles and drones, attempting to destroy critical infrastructure as we head into winter. But Moscow’s troops have increasingly launched waves of drones during both day and night in round-the-clock attacks. They have hit apartment buildings, logistics hubs, warehouses, shopping centers, offices, medical facilities, and schools, disrupting transport, businesses, and essential services. With drones threatening the capital at almost any hour, Kyiv residents are suffering a cycle of air raid alarms and having to flee to take shelter. Zelensky also insisted he wants security guarantees from the US and not Russia, hammering down the point that he feels Putin cannot be trusted.