Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed a desire to meet with former U.S. President Donald Trump as soon as possible to finalize negotiations on the terms for ending the war between Russia and Ukraine. This information was reported by the head of the President’s Office, Andriy Yermak.
This is reported by Kyiv24
Possible Date for the Zelensky-Trump Meeting
According to Yermak, the meeting between the presidents could take place as early as November 27, when Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States. Previously, Western media reported that the White House expected Zelensky to sign Trump’s peace plan by this date.
An unnamed American official confirmed that the possibility of negotiations between Zelensky and Trump was discussed this week or next, but a final date has not yet been set. Donald Trump is expected to spend Thanksgiving at his Mar-a-Lago residence, where he will be from the evening of November 25 to November 30.
“I hope President Zelensky’s visit will happen as soon as possible, as it will help President Trump continue his historic mission to end this war,” Yermak said in an interview with Axios.
Details of the Peace Plan and Ukraine’s Position
According to information, earlier, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian Special Representative Kirill Dmitriev developed a peace plan consisting of 28 points. This document proposed transferring the entire Donetsk region under Russian control, including currently uncontrolled territories, reducing the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and Ukraine’s renunciation of NATO membership.
After negotiations in Geneva, which took place on November 23, the plan was reduced to 19 points. The demands for reducing the size of the Ukrainian army and amnesty for war criminals were removed. Andriy Yermak noted that the initial 28-point plan is “unacceptable” for Ukraine, but it is “already in the past.”
Russian President’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the preliminary Trump plan the only “substantive” document that could serve as a basis for negotiations to end the war, but acknowledged that this document may have already undergone changes.