Zelenskyy joins call with US special envoy Witkoff, Ukrainian official says
Photo: Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Rustem Umerov (Vitaly Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov held a conversation with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also joined the call, according to Umerov's post on X.
"Just now, while on the way to Ukraine, we held a conversation with US President's Special Representative Steve Witkoff. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy also joined the call. The key point is coordinating further contacts and next steps," Umerov wrote on X.
According to Umerov, "the work is intensive and substantive." He stressed that consultations and discussions on the elements of Ukraine’s peace plan are taking place daily.
"We remain in constant contact with European national security advisers as well. We agreed on the next engagements in the near future," he added.
Zelenskyy–Trump meeting
On December 28, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump held a meeting in Florida, during which they discussed contentious elements of the US peace plan for Ukraine.
After the talks, both leaders made statements to the press. Trump said there had been some progress on Donbas, adding that no final decision had yet been made but that the sides had moved closer to an agreement.
The US President also announced the creation of a special working group on a peace settlement, which will work with senior US officials and engage with the Russian side.
Zelenskyy said the peace plan is 90% agreed, while US security guarantees are agreed "100%." He also confirmed that he will hold another conversation with Trump on December 29.
