Trump says ‘tough’ issues remain for Ukraine peace deal after meeting Zelenskyy in Florida
US president said ‘thorny’ questions over territory have yet to be resolved and expressed sympathy with Russia not wanting a ceasefire Donald Trump has said a deal to end the war in Ukraine is “closer than ever” but has admitted that “thorny” questions over the future of the eastern Donbas region have yet to be resolved, after a two-hour meeting on Sunday with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Florida. Trump said a draft agreement to end the war was nearly “95% done”. “I really think we are closer than ever with both sides,” he said, adding that the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, also wants to “see it happen”. Continue reading...
Key topics include security guarantees from Europe and the US, with Putin yet to signal interest in latest negotiations
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet on Sunday to discuss a plan to end the war in Ukraine, amid continuing Russian attacks on Kyiv, and other Ukrainian cities, and scepticism that Moscow is willing to drop any of its maximalist demands.
Zelenskyy arrived in Florida on Saturday night with a Ukrainian delegation, before talks with the US president at his Mar-a-Lago residence. The two leaders will discuss the latest iteration of a 20-point peace plan and the unresolved question of the future of Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region.
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