Zelenskyy "opposed to cease-fire of territorial concessions to Russia...North Korean military casualties"

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy strongly opposed the cease-fire proposal to cede territory to Russia, saying that Europe as a whole was tantamount to suicide.

"There has been a lot of talk about giving in to Putin and making concessions, which is unacceptable to Ukraine and suicide to Europe as a whole," President Zelensky said at the European Political Community summit in Budapest, Hungary, on the 7th local time.

Zelenskyy called for strong support from European leaders to confront Russia, saying that peace through power is especially urgent.

He also said it could be very dangerous to enter ceasefire negotiations in the absence of security guarantees.

Earlier, the Trump campaign proposed a solution to the war in Ukraine with the aim of negotiating with Russia based on the current boundary during the presidential election.

Now that Russia occupies about 20% of Ukraine's territory, there are concerns that Ukraine may have to cede much of its territory.

President Zelensky also pointed out that "North Korea is actually waging war in Europe right now," and that "North Korean soldiers are trying to kill our people on European soil."

President Zelensky said on the 7th local time that some of the 10,000 North Korean soldiers deployed in Russia's Kursk region were put into battle, causing North Korean casualties.

He added that he believes more North Korean troops will be deployed to Russia if no countermeasures are taken to correspond to the dispatch of North Korean troops.