Overview
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Dec. 26 that he and President Trump agreed to hold a meeting soon, with no date disclosed.
- The announcement follows Dec. 25 phone talks with U.S. mediators, including Special Envoy Witkof and Jared Kushner.
- Ukraine’s Presidential Office reported movement on post-conflict security assurances from the U.S. and Europe and on reconstruction and economic planning.
- Key disagreements persist over the treatment of Donetsk and the management of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, according to Ukrainian statements and media reports.
- The discussions build on a 20-point peace plan whose details Zelenskyy released on Dec. 23 and which is being drafted under U.S. mediation.