Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky pushes back against calls for Kyiv to recognise Russia's control of Crimea. Speaking ahead of fresh talks on ending the war, Zelensky says "there is nothing to talk about... this will not happen". His comments come amid US media reports that President Donald Trump is ready to accept recognition of annexed land in Crimea as Russian territory.
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00:00Because as soon as we start talking about our Krim, our sovereign territory,
00:06we go into the format, in which Russia wants.
00:10It's about the tension of the war.
00:12Because it will quickly talk about everything.
00:16And Ukraine doesn't recognize the jurisdiction of the Krim.
00:20We have to talk about that.
00:22This is beyond our Constitution.
00:26This is our territory.
00:28This is the territory of the people of Ukraine.
00:30We can't just say...
00:32Why not?
00:33Why not?
00:34Why not?
00:35Why not?
00:36I think it's...