Foreign Affairs

Zelenski’s Warning: Excluding Ukraine from US-Russia Talks Dooms Peace Before It Starts

By National Security Desk | August 9, 2025

Ukrainian President Zelenski warns that peace talks between the US and Russia without Ukraine’s involvement are doomed to fail, exposing Washington’s dangerous overreach and disregard for national sovereignty amid ongoing conflict.

As the world watches closely, the upcoming summit between former President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska has sparked sharp criticism from Ukrainian President Volodímir Zelenski. His blunt assertion that any decisions made without Ukraine’s direct involvement are "stillborn" echoes a deeper problem in Washington’s handling of foreign policy—one that risks sidelining American principles of national sovereignty and freedom. How Can Peace Be Genuine Without Ukraine? Zelenski’s message is clear: lasting peace cannot be imposed by backroom deals that ignore the very nation under siege. The proposed talks reportedly include ideas like freezing the conflict in exchange...

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