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Trump and Selenskyj Hail Progress in Florida Talks, but No Deal on Donbass

Negotiators now turn to early-January working sessions to resolve the core territorial dispute.

Overview

  • The Mar-a-Lago meeting ended without concrete agreements, though Selenskyj said a revised 20-point plan is about 90% agreed and claimed U.S. security guarantees are fully settled.
  • The territorial status of eastern Ukraine remains the key impasse, with Moscow demanding Ukrainian pullbacks in the Donbass and Kyiv rejecting any cession of areas it still controls.
  • Russia did not participate in the Florida talks; Trump spoke with Putin beforehand as the Kremlin reiterated maximal aims and warned it could incorporate the region by force.
  • Follow-up negotiations are slated for the coming weeks, including a U.S.–UkraineEurope working group and a possible Washington meeting in early January to address unresolved issues.
  • The updated framework envisages freezing current front lines and creating demilitarized buffer zones, while European leaders on a joint call backed firm security guarantees and plan to meet in Paris to define contributions.