Zelenskyy announces meeting with Trump soon

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine has planned a meeting with US President Donald Trump in the near future.

Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter)

Details: Zelenskyy said that Rustem Umierov, National Security and Defence Council Secretary, had reported to him on his latest contacts with the American side.

Quote: "We are not losing a single day. We have agreed on a meeting at the highest level – with President Trump in the near future. A lot can be decided before the New Year."

Background:

• On 24 December, the president of Ukraine revealed for the first time the contents of a 20-point "peace plan" agreed with the US. He also emphasised that Ukraine is not accepting a demand to renounce NATO membership that had been in the Trump team's initial 28-point plan.
• Signals have come from Moscow that Russia will demand significant changes to the draft "peace plan" agreed between Ukraine and the US.
• On 25 December, Zelenskyy held a phone call with members of the US President's team, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, after which he said there were "good ideas for a lasting peace".

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