Overview
- Volodymyr Zelensky said Washington proposed extendable 15‑year security guarantees and he asked that they run 30 to 50 years.
- Both Donald Trump and the Kremlin described negotiations as entering a final phase after Trump’s meeting with Zelensky and a call with Vladimir Putin.
- The latest draft envisions freezing front lines and drops demands for a Ukrainian withdrawal from Donetsk and a binding pledge to forgo NATO membership.
- Zelensky floated the presence of international troops as a tangible deterrent and said the 20‑point plan could be put to a national referendum.
- Key gaps remain on territorial questions and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, as Russian strikes and claims of advances continue while allies prepare follow‑up meetings in Ukraine and in Paris early January.