Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy defiantly declared Saturday that his countrymen “will not give their land to the occupier,” after President Donald Trump suggested that a peace deal would include some “swapping” of territories with Russia.

( NewsNation) — Signaling there would be land swaps in order to achieve a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine, President Donald Trump called his upcoming meeting with Russia a “feel-out” meeting, but said Ukraine’s president was not invited.

A long-awaited meeting between Trump and Putin is scheduled for next week in Alaska, Trump announced Friday on social media. Later that day, Trump suggested that there have been talks about Russia and Ukraine potentially "swapping" territory as part of a ceasefire deal — a proposal that Ukrainian President Zelenskyy opposed,