Trump and Zelenskyy Meet at Mar-a-Lago and Say a Ukraine Peace Deal Is Getting Very Close
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a bilateral meeting and working lunch on December 28 at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, and then spoke together to reporters. Trump said the two had discussed just about every subject and had made a lot of progress on ending the Russia-Ukraine war, that they were "getting a lot closer, maybe very close" to an agreement, and that it would be clear in a few weeks whether a deal can be reached.
Trump said he had spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone for over two hours before Zelenskyy arrived and would speak with Putin again after the meeting. The two leaders also held a joint call with European leaders: French President Emmanuel Macron, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Polish President Karol Nawrocki, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Zelenskyy said the 20-point peace plan was 90 percent agreed, that U.S. security guarantees for Ukraine were 100 percent agreed, and that U.S.-Europe-Ukraine security guarantees were almost agreed. He thanked special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and both teams for their work in recent weeks, and said a Ukraine prosperity plan was also being finalized.
On the future of Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, Trump said the issue was unresolved but getting a lot closer, calling it a very tough issue. He said U.S., Ukrainian and European teams will continue meeting over the coming weeks, potentially in Washington, and that he will keep speaking with Zelenskyy. The meeting followed the U.S. peace proposal of November 20 and the updated framework drafted by U.S. and Ukrainian officials in Geneva on November 23.
Source: The White House
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：特朗普与泽连斯基2025年8月在白宫会晤（资料照片）。白宫官方照片，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Trump and Zelenskyy meeting at the White House in August 2025 (file photo). Official White House photo, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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