Overview
- The United States proposed 15-year security guarantees that Ukraine’s president asked to extend to 30–50 years, while he also floated foreign troops in Ukraine as a tangible guarantee.
- The Kremlin said negotiations are in a final phase and reiterated a demand that Ukraine withdraw forces from parts of the Donbass still under Kyiv’s control.
- Zelensky said the 20-point plan could be put to a national referendum, which would require at least a 60-day cease-fire to organize.
- He argued that any agreement must be signed by four parties: Ukraine, Europe, the United States and Russia.
- Next steps include a meeting of advisers in Ukraine in the coming days and an allied gathering in Paris in early January, as Trump said Russia would help rebuild Ukraine after his call with Putin.