Trump, Zelensky Report Progress on 20-Point Ukraine Peace Plan After Mar-a-Lago Talks

Overview

• Both leaders called the talks constructive, saying roughly 90%–95% of a U.S.-crafted framework is agreed, with negotiating teams set to continue in the coming weeks and no deadline announced.
• The core impasse remains territorial arrangements in the Donbas, with Moscow pressing for full control and Kyiv favoring a freeze along current lines under options such as a demilitarized or special economic zone.
• Trump spoke by phone with Vladimir Putin before and after the meeting; the White House described a call as positive as the Kremlin urged a Ukrainian withdrawal from Donbas and floated thematic working groups.
• Zelensky said the U.S. offered 15-year security guarantees and that he requested a longer term of up to 50 years, with European partners expected to support the scheme; Washington had not formally detailed the term.
• The diplomacy follows a large Russian strike on Ukraine and a Kremlin claim of a Ukrainian drone attack on Putin’s residence, which Kyiv denies, as Moscow signals its negotiating stance could shift.