Overview
- Zelensky said he will meet President Trump in Florida on Sunday to discuss a 20‑point proposal, security guarantees, the Donbass, and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
- Following calls with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Zelensky said new ideas are on the table, key documents are nearly ready, and both teams are working around the clock.
- Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova described U.S.–Russia negotiations as making slow but steady progress and said Moscow is ready to sign a legally binding mutual non‑aggression pact with NATO and the EU.
- Reports citing Kommersant say Washington and Moscow have discussed possible joint management of the Zaporizhzhia plant, a role Kyiv prefers to structure through a U.S.–Ukraine arrangement rather than direct co‑control with Russia.
- Even as diplomacy advances, Ukrainian authorities reported deadly Russian strikes in Chernihiv, Kherson and Donetsk, and the Kremlin condemned Zelensky’s Christmas remark as Putin sent a holiday telegram to Trump.