Kyiv and its European allies have urged Trump not to agree to any concessions of Ukrainian land to Russia, saying such decisions are Ukraine's alone to make, and warned against what they said is rewarding Moscow's illegal aggression.

When asked to comment on US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin's plan to meet on August 15 to discuss the Ukraine issue, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European Union representatives have not been invited to this negotiation,

The threats, pressure and ultimatums have come and gone, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has maintained Moscow’s uncompromising demands in Ukraine, raising fears he could use a planned summit with U.