President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine and its partners have completed about 90% of a 20-point plan aimed at ending Russia’s war, signaling tangible progress ahead of high-level talks with US President Donald Trump.
Speaking via WhatsApp, Zelensky confirmed his meeting with Trump this weekend and said Ukrainian and international teams have prepared drafts of key documents, including security guarantees and plans for postwar reconstruction.
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“To be honest, the 20-point plan we’ve been working on is 90% ready. Our task is to bring it to 100%. Every meeting and every conversation brings us closer to the desired result,” Zelensky said.
Kyiv Post, citing diplomatic sources in Washington, reported Friday that the meeting is being arranged at Trump’s private Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida and could take place on Dec. 28.
When asked which documents are ready, Zelensky pointed to security guarantees and economic agreements. “There are several documents in this package, and we hope to have the chance to discuss all of them. The economic agreements are still in draft form, and we need to clarify their direction,” he said.
On whether the upcoming Florida talks are for signing agreements or discussing territorial issues, Zelensky said, “I don’t know if everything can be finalized. But all issues where we have questions and differences, our side will raise them.”
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Zelensky said this week that disagreements remain between Kyiv and Washington over territorial issues and NATO-related provisions.
Despite that, he said Ukraine won concessions in the latest plan, including freezing the frontline and removing any requirement for Kyiv to legally renounce its bid to join NATO.
The plan also opens the possibility of a partial withdrawal of Ukrainian troops in eastern Donetsk and the creation of a demilitarized zone – positions Kyiv has previously been reluctant to accept.
Zelensky added that Ukrainian negotiators are not in direct contact with Moscow. “The United States is acting as intermediary, and we are awaiting Moscow’s response to the latest proposal. I think we will know their official response in the coming days,” he said.
The Kremlin said Friday that foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov held a telephone call with US officials to discuss the negotiations but offered no details.
Moscow has so far shown little inclination to abandon its hardline territorial demands, including full Ukrainian withdrawal from eastern Donbas, an end to NATO aspirations, a ban on Western peacekeeping troops, and sweeping political and military restrictions Kyiv says amount to capitulation.
After a Dec. 25 phone call with Witkoff and Kushner, Zelensky said there were “good ideas that can work toward a shared outcome and lasting peace.”
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