26 January 2026

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reaffirmed Ukraine’s stance on territorial integrity while commenting on the recent talks in Abu Dhabi

 He spoke at a press briefing following a Lublin Triangle summit in Vilnius, where he met with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda and Polish President Karol Nawrocki.

“Our position regarding our territory is clear: territorial integrity must be respected. I won’t repeat myself; everyone knows where we stand. We are fighting for our state, for what is ours. We are not fighting on foreign soil, so what questions could there be for us? These are two fundamentally different positions—the Ukrainian and the Russian.”

The President also highlighted the challenges in negotiating with Russia over the exchange of political prisoners. He noted that while Moscow is unwilling to return them, Ukraine remains committed to working on the issue.