Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday went to the frontlines — less that two miles from Russian positions — to prove Kyiv’s forces are still very much in the fight to keep the Donbas as Russian dictator Vladimir Putin attempts to convince peace negotiators that the region is a lost cause .

Zelensky made the dramatic appearance at the battlefront of Kupiansk, defying Russian claims in late November that the city had been seized, recording a video clearly showing off his location by the bullet-scarred sign marking the city’s entrance in a not-going-anywhere message.

“Ukraine is defending its positions. And the stronger our defense on the front line, the stronger our positions will be in negotiations,” Zelensky posted to X, referencing the latest weekslong push by the US to sec

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