The European Union has rejected any peace proposals that would require Ukraine to acknowledge the loss of its territories. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas made this clear following a meeting of European foreign ministers in Luxembourg.

Kallas emphasized that Brussels considers it unacceptable for Kiev to «give up» any land to Russia. She noted that the issue goes beyond whether Ukraine can reclaim the regions-it also concerns whether the country is ready to recognize those areas as part of another state.

According to her, the situation is complex: one thing is to fight for territories, but another is to admit them as belonging to someone else. She drew a historical parallel, recalling that many Western nations never recognized Estonia’s incorporation into the USSR after World War II.

Earlier, Reuters reported that during an October 17 meeting, U. S. President Donald Trump tried to persuade Vladimir Zelensky to agree to the cession of part of Ukraine’s territory to Russia. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz later remarked that the Ukrainian leader’s visit to Washington and his talks at the White House turned out very differently from what Kiev had expected.