Overview
- Both leaders touted progress, but no agreement was reached on the core territorial questions in the roughly 20‑point proposal.
- Trump said negotiations are very close yet could still fail, while Zelensky asserted "100% agreement" on security guarantees that Trump described as nearly finalized.
- The U.S. has floated an Article 5‑style security framework without detailing mechanisms or troop commitments, and Trump said Europe would carry most of the burden.
- Ahead of the meeting, Trump held a call with Putin; Russian state media reported the two agreed to set up security and economic working groups.
- Russia continues a hardline stance and appears prepared to keep military pressure, leaving the mediation fragile even as a broader Washington gathering is discussed for January.