FT Report: Trump Privately Pressed Zelenskyy to Surrender Territory

The Financial Times reported that during the October 17 White House meeting, President Trump privately urged Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to formally cede Russian-occupied territories as the price for a ceasefire and continued US support. The report described a tense exchange in which Trump framed territorial surrender as a practical necessity, departing from the official US position that Ukraine's sovereignty must be respected in any settlement.