CNN: Europe fears unpredictable outcome of Zelenskyy and Trump meeting
European officials expect Trump-Zelensky meeting on 28 December to go well but warn "there is no low-risk scenario with Trump," CNN reports
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Zelenskyy confirms 28 December Trump meeting: 20-point plan nearing completion
Security guarantees, reconstruction, and a 20-point plan that is 90% ready will be at the center of the 28 December meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump
Zelenskyy to meet Trump at Mar-a-Lago as 20-point peace framework advances
A phone call between Zelenskyy and Trump's envoys has produced plans for a presidential meeting "in the near future," the Ukrainian leader announced on 26 Dec.
US ambassador to NATO: Russia’s overnight attacks show what they’re willing to do
US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker says negotiations to end the Russian-Ukrainian war are productive, but acknowledges that…
“Russia must take end of war seriously,” Zelenskyy says after briefing on US talks
Ukraine's negotiating team has produced working drafts of peace agreements and strengthened key provisions during talks in the United States, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Ukraine prepares draft documents on security guarantees and war framework after Florida talks
Ukraine has prepared draft documents covering security guarantees, reconstruction, and a framework for ending the war following three days of meetings with American and European partners in Florida, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said
Kasparov at Washington security forum: NATO doesn’t exist, it’s fake. Ukraine is only country doing what Alliance was built for
Ukraine is dying every minute, fullfilling NATO's destiny, he said. Still, it's not a member of the Alliance.
Trump’s peace plan sounds like it came straight from Moscow, Finnish foreign minister says
The Finnish top diplomat warned the proposal risks erasing the UN Charter and undermining international law entirely.
Orbán sells Trump-style ”peace” for Ukraine by echoing Kremlin lines and attacking EU
In a soft-focus talk with German host Mathias Döpfner, Orbán presents himself as Trump’s ally and would-be peacemaker while echoing Kremlin lines about Ukraine, sanctions, and a “failing” European Union.
From 38% to 52%: Half of Ukrainians now see US pushing for unfavorable peace deal
Ukrainian public opinion about US policy has undergone what sociologists call a "very dynamic" shift: just 38% of Ukrainians now view US policy favorably—down from 42% in August
Trump rejects Tomahawk cruise missiles for Ukraine at meeting with Zelenskyy after call with Putin
The Ukrainian president arrived in Washington seeking long-range Tomahawks but found Trump distant, tough, and unwilling to commit after speaking to the Kremlin.
Russia still demands Ukraine’s total elimination, despite Trump’s deadline for Moscow, which expires in three days
While Trump promoted his ability to quickly negotiate peace, Moscow's identical capitulation terms suggest Putin views the deadline as irrelevant to his war objectives.
US-Russia energy deals floated as incentives for Ukraine peace talks: Reuters
Exxon return and LNG equipment sales offered as incentives for Russia agreeing to a peace deal with Ukraine.
Trump envoy: Putin agrees to NATO-like security guarantees for Ukraine, vows law blocking Russian attacks on Europe
Steve Witkoff said Russia agreed to NATO-style protections for Kyiv and to pass a law forbidding future Russian invasions of European countries.
Ukraine is not real estate deal: Ukrainians see Trump’s land concession proposal as betrayal
Kyiv warns the West’s secret talks risk chaining Ukraine’s fate to a handshake with Moscow that will be broken before the ink dries.
Thousands of lives are at stake this week as Washington holds key to peace, says Zelenskyy’s top aide
Head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office Andrii Yermak argued that decisive US action, targeting Russia’s energy and financial arteries, can bring Vladimir Putin’s war to an end.
“We took Trump’s ultimatum into account,” says Kremlin—but Russia still has no plans to stop war
Despite a new 10-day deadline from the US, Kremlin directly insists Moscow will continue its aggression in Ukraine.
As Trump sets new ultimatum for Russia, Kremlin’s mouthpiece threatens war not with Ukraine, but America itself
Medvedev warns of US–Russia war, even as Moscow struggles to hold occupied Ukraine.
Russia and Ukraine met in Istanbul for the third time—and agreed on one thing: swapping POWs
The latest round of closed-door talks in Turkey lasted under an hour and focused on returning captured soldiers and civilians.
“Russia didn’t care”: Kremlin mocks Trump’s tariff threat amid silence on next moves in case of Moscow’s refusal to end war in Ukraine
Lacking enforcement details, the US ultimatum is branded empty.