1 hour ago Trump says Ukraine peace deal ‘closer than ever’ after Zelensky talks at Mar

US president says deal ‘95% complete’ but two leaders acknowledge there are still ‘thorny issues’ remaining

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8 h. ago Trump and Zelenskyy talks fail to deliver breakthrough on Ukraine peace deal

US president says ‘thorny’ issues remain on ending Europe’s biggest land war in 80 years

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8 h. ago Trump: Ukraine peace deal ‘closer than ever before’ after talks with Zelensky

The US president met with Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Florida.

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9 h. ago Trump warns clash over territory could jeopardise Ukraine peace deal following Zelensky meeting

US president Donald Trump has described his meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in Florida as “terrific” and said they covered “95 per cent” of the peace plan on Sunday, 28 December.

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9 h. ago Trump hails ‘terrific’ Ukraine peace plan meeting with Zelensky and claims ‘a lot of progress’ made

US president Donald Trump said there were a few ‘thorny issues’ that remained

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10 h. ago Trump and Zelensky speak after peace plan meeting as president says they are 'very close' apart from 'one or two thorny issues'

Zelensky arrived in Florida on Sunday morning to discuss a 20-point plan with Trump which could end almost four years of war between Russia and Ukraine.

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10 h. ago Putin’s influence looms large as Zelensky meets Trump in Florida for peace talks

US president Donald Trump said the meeting would be bookended by calls with the Russian leader

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11 h. ago Zelensky meets Trump in Florida as Ukraine war peace talks focus on territorial issues

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Florida for critical talks with Donald Trump on ending the nearly four-year Ukraine war, with territorial concessions the most sensitive issue on the table

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13 h. ago Zelensky arrives in Florida for Trump talks to secure Ukraine peace deal

The US President said prior to the meeting he had had a ‘good and very productive’ call with Russian President Vladimir Putin

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14 h. ago Zelensky arrives in Florida for Trump talks in bid to secure Ukraine peace deal

The US president said prior to the meeting he had had a ‘good and very productive’ call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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15 h. ago Zelensky arrives in Florida ahead of meeting with Trump where they are set to discuss new 20

The US President is hosting his Ukrainian counterpart at Mar-a-Lago, where he has been spending the holidays, at 1pm EST, the White House said.

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19 h. ago Trump says Ukraine peace talks in ‘final stages’ as he meets Zelenskyy in Florida

Key topics include security guarantees to prevent Russia from attacking again, with US president saying he believes Putin is serious about peaceRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesDonald Trump has said talks to end the war in Ukraine are in their “final stages” as he sat down for a meeting on Sunday with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Florida, and insisted that Vladimir Putin was ready to make a peace deal.Trump met Ukraine’s president outside his Mar-a-Lago residence and claimed both warring sides were close to an agreement. Hours earlier the US president held a lengthy phone call with Putin and said he would ring the Kremlin again once talks had concluded. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Trump says Ukraine peace deal ‘closer than ever’ after meeting with Zelenskyy in Florida

US president said ‘thorny’ questions over territory have yet to be resolved and expressed sympathy with Russia not wanting a ceasefireDonald 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...

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35 h. ago Key details about latest Ukraine peace deal – and the main hurdles Russia keeps putting in the way

Volodymyr Zelensky has said he believes the peace plan is ‘90 per cent’ ready

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37 h. ago Zelensky still has cards to play in Trump’s Ukraine poker game

Editorial: As Trump talks peace deals and Putin digs in, Zelensky is playing a subtler game. His proposal for a referendum on Ukraine’s borders could reshape the negotiations – and expose who is really serious about ending the war

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50 h. ago Zelenskyy to meet European leaders and Trump for Ukraine peace talks amid fresh strikes on Kyiv

Attack on Kyiv injures five, says mayor, amid flurry of weekend diplomacy that will see Ukrainian president meet Trump in FloridaEuropean leaders are to take part in a call with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump on Saturday as part of a growing push for a peace deal that will see the Ukrainian president head to Florida on Sunday.The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, is to join a call on Saturday, a commission spokesperson told Reuters, ahead of the Ukrainian president’s trip to Florida for a Sunday meeting with Trump that Zelenskyy said would focus on some of the most sensitive parts of the peace talks. Key sticking points include Ukrainian security guarantees and reconstruction, plus territorial discussions regarding the Donbas region and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Continue reading...

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66 h. ago Zelenskyy to travel to US for Trump meeting amid push for Ukraine deal

Meeting on Sunday will follow flurry of US, Russian and Ukrainian talks, but Putin has shown little sign of softeningVolodymyr Zelenskyy is to travel to the US for a planned meeting with Donald Trump on Sunday, as Washington continues to push for a possible peace deal between Kyiv and Moscow.The Ukrainian president announced the visit on Friday in a social media post, saying he had received a briefing from Rustem Umerov, the secretary of Ukraine’s national security and defence council, on new contacts with US officials. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Ukraine’s president Zelensky appears to wish death to Putin in Christmas message

Zelensky has said that he is open to creating a demilitarised zone in Ukraine’s east as a proposed peace deal edges forward

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5 d. ago Russia launches hundreds of drones in major attack on Ukraine as hopes for Christmas ceasefire deal fade

The latest barrage struck homes and the power grid in 13 regions of Ukraine, killing three people including a four-year-old

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6 d. ago Britain will lead European forces ensuring Ukraine's security as part of peace deal

It comes as the nation's president, Volodymyr Zelensky praised the 'solid' progress of peace talks in the United States.

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