Overview
- Zelensky said Ukraine could hold a presidential vote within 60–90 days if partners ensure security and lawmakers change the ban on elections under martial law.
- He outlined three texts under negotiation: a shifting 20‑point framework, a separate security‑guarantees instrument, and a post‑war reconstruction plan.
- Zelensky said the United States and some other countries do not currently see Ukraine joining NATO.
- He said Kyiv seeks “realistic” U.S. security guarantees backed by Congress to ensure weapons supplies, air defenses and potential sanctions enforcement.
- Financial Times reported Trump’s envoys gave Kyiv only days to respond and are pushing to close a deal by Christmas, as Moscow officials dismissed Zelensky’s election stance and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni discussed next steps and security guarantees with him.