Ukraine and U.S. near finalizing 20-point security framework as Zelenskyy reports 90% agreement on guarantees while Russia pushback signals changes needed.

The United States and Ukraine have reached a consensus on several critical issues to end the nearly four-year conflict with Russia.

The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia was preparing for contacts with the United States to get details about U.S. talks with European powers and Ukraine on a possible peace settlement to end the Ukraine conflict.

Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed that he will meet with US president Donald Trump on Sunday in the latest push to secure a peace deal before the New Year. The Ukrainian president said he would travel to Mar-A-Lago to meet with Mr Trump at his personal residence and that his peace agreement was “90 per cent ready”.

Even Donald Trumps best of intentions do not always bring success. In Ukraine, two seemingly immovable objects are blocking any peace agreement.

The European Union's ambassador to the U.S. argues that Europe's latest financing move strengthens Ukraine's hand at a fragile moment in peace negotiations.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would be willing to withdraw troops from the country's eastern industrial heartland as part of a plan to end Russia's war, if Moscow also pulls back and the area becomes a demilitarized zone monitored by international forces.

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