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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10 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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20 h. ago Trump and Zelenskyy to hold talks amid heavy Russian airstrikes on Ukraine

Key topics include security guarantees from Europe and the US, with Putin yet to signal interest in latest negotiationsRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesDonald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy are to 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 are expected to discuss the latest iteration of a 20-point peace plan and the unresolved question of the future of Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Russia claims Ukraine evading talks as Zelenskyy prepares to meet Trump

Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov says Europe is main obstacle to peace

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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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3 d. ago Ukraine Russia war latest: Moscow launches 130 drones in Christmas night attack killing at least two

Vladimir Putin’s assaults on Ukraine have continued despite US and European efforts to seal a peace deal

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4 d. ago Zelensky wishes death on Putin in Christmas speech after Vlad demands changes to peace plan & sends new wave of strikes

PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky appeared to wish death upon Vladimir Putin in his Christmas message after the Russian forces blitzed Ukraine with fresh strikes. Zelensky's address came just hours after Kyiv offered to freeze the front line while allowing for the creation of demilitarised zones in hopes of a Christmas peace breakthrough. Speaking to the Ukrainian...

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4 d. ago Zelensky open to withdrawing troops for demilitarised zone in Ukraine in new peace plan

President stresses most sensitive issues of 20-point peace plan require meeting with leaders despite progress in talks

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4 d. ago Zelensky open to withdrawing troops for a demilitarised zone in Ukraine in new peace plan

Zelensky stresses most sensitive issues of latest peace plan require meeting with leaders despite progress in talks

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4 d. ago Hopes for Christmas peace breakthrough in Ukraine as Zelensky offers DMZ in wartorn east in possible deal with Putin

Volodymyr Zelensky has said a new plan to end the war could freeze the front line while allowing for the creation of demilitarised zones. The Ukrainian President said the 20-point plan agreed with the U.S. is still under Kremlin review, though Russia is unlikely to drop territorial demands. He added there are still points in...

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6 d. ago Israel condemned after approving 19 new settlements in West Bank in latest blow to Palestinian state hopes

The U.S.-brokered peace plan calls for a possible ‘pathway’ to a Palestinian state — something the settlements are aimed at preventing

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7 d. ago 19 new Jewish settlements in West Bank approved in latest threat to Palestinian state

The U.S.-brokered peace plan calls for a possible ‘pathway’ to a Palestinian state — something the settlements are aimed at preventing

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8 d. ago Russian missile strike on Odesa kills 8 as US hosts a Kremlin envoy for talks on peace plan

A Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa has killed eight people and wounded 27, according to Ukraine’s emergency service

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1 week ago Kremlin envoy set to visit Miami for talks on US peace plan for Ukraine

A U.S. official says a Kremlin envoy will travel to Florida to discuss a U.S.-proposed plan to end the war in Ukraine

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1 week ago Zelensky says new ‘Trump peace plan’ will be ready in days – but Moscow is already pushing back

Zelensky left Germany armed with Nato-style security guarantees – but was still unclear on territory

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1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Peacekeepers could repel Russian forces under ceasefire plan, says Merz

German Chancellor says this remains a far-off prospect; Zelenskyy says negotiations on peace deal could soon be finalised. What we know on day 1,393Under post-ceasefire guarantees provided by the United States and Europe to Ukraine, peacekeepers could in certain circumstances repel Russian forces, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told ZDF public television in an interview, adding that this remained a far-off prospect. Pressed by interviewers for details on the possible security guarantees floated by the United States in Monday’s Berlin talks with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Merz said the guarantors would need to repel Russian forces should there be a violation of any ceasefire terms.“We would secure a demilitarized zone between the warring parties and, to be very specific, we would also act against corresponding Russian incursions and attacks. We’re not there yet,” he said. “The fact that the Americans have made such a commitment – to protect Ukraine in the event of a c...

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1 week ago Europe ready to lead ‘multinational force’ in Ukraine as part of US peace plan

Proposal is part of new package of security guarantees, backed by the White House, that could mark breakthrough in reaching agreementEurope is ready to lead a “multinational force” in Ukraine as part of a US proposal for a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, European leaders have said.In a statement, the leaders of the UK, France, Germany and eight other European countries said that troops from a “coalition of the willing” with US support could “assist in the regeneration of Ukraine’s forces, in securing Ukraine’s skies, and in supporting safer seas, including through operating inside Ukraine”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Top Putin aide issues chilling WW3 threat to UK and NATO over Zelensky peace talks

Vladimir Putin's sycophant aide Kirill Dmitriev claimed NATTO was undermining President Donald Trump's peace plan and accused it of wanting to start WW3 rather than see him succeed

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2 w. ago Trump and Europe want ‘same thing’ for Ukraine, insists Starmer

The Prime Minister said there were a ‘number of issues still to be resolved’ but dismissed suggestions his optimism had been frayed

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