Zelenskyy announces new meeting with Trump
Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine (facebook.com/zelenskyy.official)
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced a new meeting with US leader Donald Trump at the end of January to discuss a peace plan, according to the president’s statement during a briefing following talks with national security advisers from partner countries.
According to him, representatives of the general staffs, chiefs of the general staffs, and representatives of other countries’ military sectors will depart for Europe tomorrow.
"After that, there will be a meeting of leaders, and security documents will be finalized. The leaders will discuss many different issues, but the focus will be on security guarantees and recovery," Zelenskyy said.
The president added that during these meetings, there will also be talks with President Trump’s team, and these meetings will take place in Paris as well.
"They will last a day, or maybe two days. We’ll see how things go. After that, I think we will prepare for a meeting in the US at the leaders’ level in a broader format. We would like all of this to happen in January, by the end of January," the president said.
Previous meeting between Zelenskyy and Trump
On Sunday, December 28, the presidents of Ukraine and the US, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump, held a meeting in Florida. After the talks, the leaders of the two countries made statements on the results of the meeting. In particular, Trump reported some progress on the Donbas issue, adding that a final decision has not yet been made, but the sides have moved closer to an agreement.
The US president also announced the creation of a special working group on peace settlement, which will work with senior US officials and engage with the Russian side.
Zelenskyy said that the peace plan has been agreed on by 90%, while security guarantees from the US have been agreed on by 100%.
Today, Donald Trump stated that he is not thrilled with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. He added that he hopes to achieve progress in a peaceful settlement of the war in Ukraine.
