Overview
- Zelensky said he is ready to hold a presidential vote within 60–90 days if the US and European partners ensure security and if Ukrainian law is changed to permit elections under martial law.
- He asked the Verkhovna Rada to prepare proposals to amend election rules, shifting from earlier assertions that a vote was impossible during wartime.
- Kyiv is drafting three texts for talks: a mutable 20‑point framework, a security‑guarantees pact that Zelensky says the US wants approved by Congress, and a postwar reconstruction plan.
- Reports from the Financial Times and Axios say Washington has given Kyiv only days to respond and that President Trump hopes for a deal by Christmas; Zelensky said an updated Ukrainian proposal would be sent to the US on Wednesday.
- US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met President Putin in the Kremlin on December 2, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni discussed next steps with Zelensky, and Russian officials publicly claimed his ‘days’ are numbered as they pressed for elections.