In Photos: Donald Trump meets with Volodymyr Zelenskyy to talk peace in Ukraine

Updated On: 29 December, 2025 02:21 PM IST | ronak mastakar

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said a peace plan to end the war was “90 per cent” ready, while US President Donald Trump asserted they were “getting a lot closer, maybe very close”, after their meeting to find a path to ending the four-year conflict. (Pics/AFP)

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<p>Their meeting on Sunday was preceded by massive air strikes by Russia on Ukraine and by Kyiv on Moscow’s oil refinery, showing how fragile Trump’s peace initiative is.</p>

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Their meeting on Sunday was preceded by massive air strikes by Russia on Ukraine and by Kyiv on Moscow’s oil refinery, showing how fragile Trump’s peace initiative is.

<p>Trump also introduced a note of caution about the prospects of peace that has eluded his diplomacy, telling reporters before their meeting at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, “It’s possible it doesn’t happen (and) in a few weeks, we’ll know one way or another”.</p>

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Trump also introduced a note of caution about the prospects of peace that has eluded his diplomacy, telling reporters before their meeting at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, “It’s possible it doesn’t happen (and) in a few weeks, we’ll know one way or another”.

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The negotiation would continue, all sides agreed.

<p>Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on X that the US-Ukraine teams would meet “as early as next week to finalise all discussed matters” and Trump will hold a meeting with Ukrainian and European leaders in Washington next month.</p>

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on X that the US-Ukraine teams would meet “as early as next week to finalise all discussed matters” and Trump will hold a meeting with Ukrainian and European leaders in Washington next month.

<p>A Kremlin spokesperson, Yury Ushakov said that the US would continue its through two working groups -- one on security issues, and the other on economic matters – and their terms will be finalised "most likely in early January.”</p>

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A Kremlin spokesperson, Yury Ushakov said that the US would continue its through two working groups -- one on security issues, and the other on economic matters – and their terms will be finalised "most likely in early January.”

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