Ukraine and US working on five documents for peace deal, Zelenskyy says
Photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Getty Images)
Ukraine and the United States are currently working on five documents related to a potential peace agreement. Some issues are close to resolution, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a press briefing.
"Primarily, we are working daily on several documents — five at the moment — and we want to discuss a few nuances regarding security guarantees. I see that the agreement between us (Ukraine - ed.) and the United States is almost ready," Zelenskyy said.
The President added that the question of "to sign or not to sign" is secondary at this stage, depending on the format of the meeting. The document is effectively already on the table.
Zelenskyy noted that Ukraine's readiness to sign certain agreements involves four countries: Ukraine, the US, Russia, and Europe. Signing without Europe or Russia is impossible. It is, in fact, a quadripartite agreement.
"There are also bilateral agreements. Again, the question of whether we sign them with the president (Donald Trump - ed.) or not is secondary. We need to discuss them again. Daily changes are made to all these documents by our negotiators. I think in some matters we can already put a full stop," Zelenskyy concluded.
Earlier, Zelenskyy said the 20-point peace plan is already 90% complete. He stressed that during his meeting with Trump, he will raise the issue of territories.
The meeting is scheduled for Sunday, December 28, at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. European partners will join the meeting online.
During their meeting in Miami on December 19-21, Ukraine and the United States held a series of consultations, focusing their attention on four key documents that form part of the future peace agreement.
Work on finalizing all critical points continues. According to media reports, most issues have been agreed upon, but the territorial question remains the most difficult topic.
