Ukraine won't recognise its land as Russian, says spokesman As Donald Trump once again talks about Ukrainian concessions - see the post below - new remarks from Kyiv are a reminder they are not on the same page. The country's foreign ministry spokesman has just said Ukraine reaffirmed the principles on which peace talks are based during talks in London this week. That includes Ukraine never recognising any part of its territory as Russian. See our post at 9.15 for more details on Trump's proposal - and why Ukraine is resisting.