Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country is ready to give Ukrainian-held Kursk in exchange for the Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine if US President Donald Trump is able to strike a deal to end the nearly three-year conflict.

US President Donald Trump suggested that Ukraine “may be Russian someday,” throwing into question the future independence of a sovereign country that, with Western backing, has defended itself against Moscow’s full-scale invasion for nearly three years.

Ukraine will offer to swap territory with Russia in any potential peace negotiations, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview published Tuesday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview said he was open to negotiating a land swap with Russia. This marks a monumental shift in Kyiv's stance on territorial concessions. This comes as US President Donald Trump hailed Moscow's release of an American prisoner as a goodwill gesture towards ending the war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is proposing an exchange of seized territory with Russia as part of any potential negotiations to end the war. Ukraine holds control of a small pocket of Russian territory,