Zelenskyy: Ukraine and EU make progress on draft peace deal, US will be briefed next

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine and its European partners have made progress in developing the components of a draft agreement to end the Russo-Ukrainian war and are prepared to present them to the American side.

Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter)

Quote: "We are working very actively on all components of potential steps towards ending the war. The Ukrainian and European components are now more developed, and we are ready to present them to our partners in the US. Together with the American side, we expect to swiftly make the potential steps as doable as possible."

Details: Zelenskyy said that his team maintains constant contact with the United States and that the Ukrainian side will soon be ready to send the refined documents to Washington.

"And, as our partners in the negotiating teams rightly note, everything depends on whether Russia is ready to take effective steps to stop the bloodshed and prevent the war from reigniting," the president added.

Background:

• On 8 December, Zelenskyy confirmed in a comment to Bloomberg that participants in the negotiations on US President Donald Trump's "peace plan" are still unable to reach agreement on the territorial issue, particularly the fate of Donetsk Oblast.
• Politico reported, citing European officials, that the United States continues to insist that Ukraine should agree to withdraw from Donetsk Oblast without a fight.

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