U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to meet Friday in Alaska in hopes for a cease-fire involving Ukraine and end to the war.

Kyiv has repeatedly rejected any so-called "land swap" which would be against the Ukrainian Constitution. Zelensky's comments on Saturday acknowledge Trump's role in any peace deal with the summit but again reject the chances that Ukrainian land can be traded for peace.

• Zelensky defiance: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky says his country “will not give land to the occupier” after US President Donald Trump said there could be some “swapping of territories” to end the war in Ukraine.