Overview
- Zelensky announced an imminent meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and said significant progress could come before the New Year.
- Axios reporter Barak Ravid, cited by RIA, reported the meeting is planned for Dec. 28 at Trump’s Mar‑a‑Lago residence, a date not formally confirmed by the governments.
- Ukraine’s Rustem Umerov briefed Zelensky on recent U.S. contacts, as Kyiv engaged Trump associates Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner following their talks with Russian figures including Kirill Dmitriev.
- Zelensky described a U.S.-agreed plan of 20 points, while Putin said the U.S. side presented 27 points split into four packages for separate discussion.
- Sticking points include control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant—Washington reportedly proposes joint management with Russia, which Kyiv rejects—as well as territorial terms and reported Russian demands for NATO non-expansion and Ukrainian neutrality.