Overview
- Ukraine’s leader said he is ready to seek legal changes to allow presidential elections under wartime rules and proposed a 60–90 day window if security is ensured by the U.S. and Europe.
- President Trump urged Kyiv to hold elections now, accusing authorities of using martial law to avoid voting, and Zelensky responded that he is always ready to go to the polls.
- Zelensky said he has come to understand that the United States and some others do not currently see Ukraine joining NATO.
- The Kremlin said the U.S. outlined a 27‑point peace plan divided into four packages, with Putin hosting envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on December 2 and the State Department confirming their separate two‑day talks with Ukrainian officials Rustem Umerov and Andriy Hnatov.
- Italy’s Giorgia Meloni discussed the negotiations and next steps with Zelensky in Rome, as foreign media reports described disputed draft terms that include territorial recognition and security limits, which have not been agreed.