Zelensky Will Meet Trump Sunday in Florida to Push U.S.-Backed Peace Plan to End Russia's Full-Scale War
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Zelensky Will Meet Trump Sunday in Florida to Push U.S.-Backed Peace Plan to End Russia's Full-Scale War

27 December, 2025.Ukraine War.48 sources

Key Takeaways

  • Zelensky will meet Trump in Florida Sunday to advance a US-backed 20-point peace plan
  • Trump said he will have final approval over any Ukraine peace deal
  • Plan proposes demilitarised Donbas zones, including Ukrainian force pullbacks up to 40 km

Zelensky meeting with Trump

He will press a U.S.-backed, roughly 20-point peace framework that pairs security guarantees with economic and reconstruction arrangements.

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Kyiv says the framework is about 90% complete.

Multiple outlets reported Zelensky’s announcement and the meeting’s purpose.

BBC reported the draft as "about 90% complete."

NBC noted the meeting was announced on X and in a WhatsApp chat.

Al Jazeera reported Zelensky saying talks have made "significant progress."

Republic World quoted Zelensky saying the framework is "about 90% complete" and reported Trump warning, "He doesn't have anything until I approve it."

Draft Ukraine framework details

The draft framework under discussion is described across sources as multi-layered, pairing security guarantees and reconstruction deals with territorial and technical arrangements such as demilitarized zones and management of the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.

Anadolu Ajansı reported the draft was "about 90%" agreed but said sensitive items, including proposed demilitarized zones in eastern Ukraine, remain unresolved.

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myRepublica and The Sun Malaysia noted U.S. ideas include demilitarized economic zones and shared arrangements for Zaporizhzhia.

RNZ and Republic World reported Kyiv is seeking long-term, legally binding security guarantees, with Republic World saying a U.S.-Ukraine guarantee is "almost ready" and RNZ noting Kyiv wants a longer binding deal than a reported U.S. 15-year offer.

Moscow reaction to US-backed draft

Moscow’s public reaction in the sources is mixed but cautious.

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Al Jazeera quoted Russian deputy foreign minister Sergey Ryabkov accusing Kyiv of trying to "torpedo" talks and calling the revised US‑backed plan "radically different" from earlier drafts.

BBC and RNZ reported Kremlin aides saying the U.S.-backed draft differs sharply from what Russia had been negotiating and that Moscow has not agreed to Ukrainian troop withdrawals.

Several outlets note Russian officials say any deal must align with parameters from high-level Trump–Putin discussions or Moscow’s core demands over the Donbas.

Diplomacy amid ongoing strikes

Analysts and many news reports stressed that the diplomatic push comes amid ongoing fighting and fresh strikes that underline the fragility of any ceasefire-based deal.

BBC reported overnight air strikes that injured civilians in Kyiv.

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NBC detailed drone strikes that damaged foreign-flagged vessels in Odesa and Mykolaiv and caused partial power outages.

SSBCrack News and The Journal described a wider pattern of attacks and Ukrainian strikes on Russian infrastructure, warning that Russia appears to be "weaponizing winter."

The continuing violence is presented across sources as both a bargaining pressure and a humanitarian risk that could shape Ukrainian public reactions if territorial compromises are discussed.

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