Overview
- In a New Year's Eve address, Zelensky said the agreement is 90% ready but warned the remaining issues must not reward Moscow and require strong, long-term protections for Ukraine.
- Trump described his Mar-a-Lago meeting with Zelensky as bringing the sides "very close," with a revised framework reported to cover ceasefire terms, guarantees, and disputed territory.
- A major sticking point is the scope and duration of security assurances, with reports that Trump has backed a 15-year pledge while Zelensky seeks roughly 50 years.
- Trump confirmed a more than two-hour call with Putin before the meeting, as Russia has not accepted the framework and the status of areas such as the Donbas remains unresolved.
- Kremlin broadcaster Vladimir Solovyov claimed a "knockout victory" from the Trump–Putin call, while separate reporting and rights advocates raised concerns that alleged U.S. proposals could favor Russian-held territories and lack enforcement to return transferred Ukrainian children.