Ukraine will not accept a Saudi-talks peace deal, says Zelenskyy

<p>EU and Ukraine have been excluded from high-stakes negotiations between top Russian and US officials</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/feb/17/europe-live-european-leaders-paris-ukraine-future-peace-summit-us-russia-latest-updates-news">Europe live – latest updates</a></li></ul><p>Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterated that Ukraine would not recognise any peace agreements made without its participation, as top Russian and US officials prepare to meet in Saudi Arabia for high-stakes talks on the war in Ukraine.</p><p>“Ukraine regards any negotiations on Ukraine without Ukraine as ones that have no result, and we cannot recognise … any agreements about us without us,” Zelenskyy said on Monday. His comments came as Russian and American officials travelled to Riyadh before Tuesday’s talks aimed at ending Moscow’s nearly three-year war in Ukraine, with Kyiv and Europe excluded from the negotiations.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/17/ukraine-russia-saudi-arabia-talks-peace-deal-zelenskyy-eu">Continue reading...</a>