Putin Alaska summit. Days before the two leaders meet, Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed “not one inch” of eastern territory will be handed over. His fear? That a land-for-peace deal could hand Russia a springboard for a third war.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed on Tuesday not to give eastern Ukrainian land to Russia, saying that abandoning the Donbas region would open the door for Russian President Vladimir Putin to “start a third war” in Ukraine.

Trump has indicated that Zelensky will not attend Friday’s summit, but said he plans to call Kyiv immediately afterward—along with other European leaders—to brief them on the meeting’s outcome, CNN reported.