Zelensky was adamant that he has no power to give up Crimea: "There's nothing to talk about here. This is against our constitution." Article 2 of the constitution states that Ukraine's sovereignty "extends throughout its entire territory" which "within its present border is indivisible and inviolable".

Trump chided the Ukrainian leader for refusing to recognise Russia's occupation of Crimea as part of a U.S. peace deal to end the war in Ukraine.Zelenskiy has said that Ukraine would never cede Crimea to RussiaHISTORYCrimea,

Zelensky was speaking at a press conference in South Africa during his visit there on Thursday and emphasized that he remained open to everything Ukraine's partners suggested to b