Zelenskyy and Finnish president discuss progress in peace talks with Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has held a telephone conversation with his Finnish counterpart Alexander Stubb, focusing on the negotiations to end Russia's war against Ukraine.
Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda
Details: Zelenskyy said he and Stubb had discussed "contact with partners" in the context of the negotiations to bring Russia's war against Ukraine to an end.
"Here in Ukraine, we are currently preparing for meetings and negotiations in the United States, and as of today, our teams – the Ukrainian and American negotiating teams – have made significant progress. Much has been accomplished in drafting the necessary security guarantees, the recovery and economic development plan, as well as the 20-point framework document," Zelenskyy tweeted.
He added that the Ukrainian side is working hard to achieve "a shared success [...] for Ukraine and all of Europe, for the United States and President Trump, for all our partners worldwide, and for global peace".
Zelenskyy also thanked individual members of the US negotiating team – Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner – as well as "everyone who is helping".
Background:
- On 26 December, Zelenskyy said the 20-point plan for a peaceful settlement of the war unleashed by Russia against Ukraine was already 90% ready.
- On 24 December, Zelenskyy publicly presented a draft 20-point document on ending the war for the first time.
- Bloomberg reported earlier that there are signs that Russia will demand significant changes to the draft peace plan agreed by Ukraine and the US.
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