Overview
- Zelensky said he will meet President Trump in Florida on Sunday to address Donbass and the Zaporizhzhia plant, adding that key decisions could come before the New Year.
- Ukrainian officials and U.S. envoys refined a 20-point framework that Zelensky described as almost ready, featuring a front-line freeze and security guarantees while dropping a requirement for Kyiv to renounce NATO ambitions.
- The Kremlin said it is reviewing U.S. documents after adviser Yuri Ushakov spoke with American officials, as Moscow accused Kyiv and some European actors of trying to torpedo the proposal.
- Kommersant reported that Putin signaled openness to partial territorial swaps but insisted the Donbass remain Russian, with ideas floated on arrangements for the Zaporizhzhia nuclear facility.
- Zelensky told Axios he could put a deal to a national referendum if Russia accepts a 60-day cease-fire, while Trump told Politico that “he has nothing until I approve.”