Zelensky Announces Imminent Trump Meeting as 20-Point Peace Draft Advances

Overview

• Zelensky said he and President Trump agreed to meet soon and suggested many decisions could be taken before the New Year.
• After talks in Kyiv with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Zelensky reported some end‑of‑war documents are almost ready and others are fully drafted.
• Ukraine’s 20‑point outline reaffirms sovereignty and proposes a full non‑aggression pact with monitored lines of contact, with public discussion also touching on proposed peacetime troop limits.
• Kyiv and U.S. negotiators say most positions have converged but two issues remain unresolved: territorial control and administration of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
• The Kremlin said it is reviewing materials brought to Moscow on an end‑of‑war proposal and criticized Zelensky’s Christmas remarks, while Russia’s Foreign Ministry described progress as slow but steady.