Ukraine Wants Peace but Wont Surrender , Zelenskyy Says

Save Mark Us Preferred on Google Print Ukrainian and foreign officials attend a ceremony marking Ukraine's Independence Day in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Aug. 24, 2026. Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo Victoria Friedman 8/24/2026 | Updated: 8/24/2026 0:00 X 1 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that his country wants an end to the war with Russia, but Kyiv will not cede to Moscow’s demands for territory. Aug. 24 is Ukraine’s Independence Day, this year marking 35 years since the country broke away from the Soviet Union. During his speech on Monday at a ceremony outside St. Sofia cathedral in Kyiv, Zelenskyy praised the resilience of the Ukrainian people during more than four years of war with Russia.