#Zelensky has been keen to show he is fully committed to peace, amenable & willing to make compromises. In recent days, he also has appeared at times to be trying to call the Kremlin’s bluff.

He told reporters Tuesday that he was willing to pull Ukrainian troops back from areas of the #Donbas region still under Kyiv’s control & turn those areas into a #DMZ — as long as #Russia withdraws its forces from an equivalent area of land.

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Analysts have said that President #Putin of #Russia, emboldened by his forces’ slow but steady advances on the battlefield, is unlikely to accept the peace proposal, & will instead stick to his maximalist demands. Those include #Ukraine ceding a significant part of its #territory, shrinking its #military & ruling out a formal #alliance with the West.

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President Volodymyr #Zelensky of #Ukraine will visit Mar-a-Lago on Sunday afternoon for a much-anticipated meeting with #Trump, bearing a revised 20-point peace plan aimed at ending the war with #Russia. But Zelensky has acknowledged two major sticking points in talks with Washington: the fate of the #Donbas region of eastern Ukraine & control of a #nuclear #power plant occupied by Russia.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/world/europe/zelensky-trump-ukraine-russia-talks.html?smid=url-share

#Zelensky has been keen to show he is fully committed to peace, amenable & willing to make compromises. In recent days, he also has appeared at times to be trying to call the Kremlin’s bluff.

He told reporters Tuesday that he was willing to pull Ukrainian troops back from areas of the #Donbas region still under Kyiv’s control & turn those areas into a #DMZ — as long as #Russia withdraws its forces from an equivalent area of land.

#geopolitics #Ukraine #Europe #PutinsPuppet #StandWithUkraine

Analysts have said that President #Putin of #Russia, emboldened by his forces’ slow but steady advances on the battlefield, is unlikely to accept the peace proposal, & will instead stick to his maximalist demands. Those include #Ukraine ceding a significant part of its #territory, shrinking its #military & ruling out a formal #alliance with the West.

#geopolitics #extortion #Europe #allies #NATO #Zelensky #Trump #PutinsPuppet #StandWithUkraine

President Volodymyr #Zelensky of #Ukraine will visit Mar-a-Lago on Sunday afternoon for a much-anticipated meeting with #Trump, bearing a revised 20-point peace plan aimed at ending the war with #Russia. But Zelensky has acknowledged two major sticking points in talks with Washington: the fate of the #Donbas region of eastern Ukraine & control of a #nuclear #power plant occupied by Russia.

#geopolitics #US #extortion #Europe #allies #NATO #PutinsPuppet #StandWithUkraine
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/world/europe/zelensky-trump-ukraine-russia-talks.html?smid=url-share

#Ukraine capital #Kyiv under massive #Russia attack early Saturday, with explosions in the city.

The Russian action took place 2 days before a meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr #Zelensky is due to hold in the #UnitedStates with #Trump to try to work out details of an accord for settling Russia’s war against Ukraine.

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https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-capital-kyiv-under-massive-russian-attack-officials-say-2025-12-27/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

Reuters eyewitnesses said air defenses were in action in the city & unofficial Telegram channels reported explosions.

A military Telegram channel said cruise & ballistic missiles were being deployed in the city.

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Reuters eyewitnesses said air defenses were in action in the city & unofficial Telegram channels reported explosions.

A military Telegram channel said cruise & ballistic missiles were being deployed in the city.

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#Ukraine capital #Kyiv under massive #Russia attack early Saturday, with explosions in the city.

The Russian action took place 2 days before a meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr #Zelensky is due to hold in the #UnitedStates with #Trump to try to work out details of an accord for settling Russia’s war against Ukraine.

#geopolitics #Europe #allies #NATO #StandWithUkraine #PutinsPuppet
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-capital-kyiv-under-massive-russian-attack-officials-say-2025-12-27/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

But the proposal also hinted at the significant gaps that remain between #Ukraine & #Russia. Zelensky’s offer of a #DMZ came with a condition — Russia would have to pull its forces from an equivalent stretch of land in #Donetsk. So far, the Kremlin has given no indication that it is willing to accept anything less than full control over the region.

#geopolitics #GiveNoGround #StandWithUkraine

But Kyiv & Washington did not reach an agreement on 2 sticking points: the fate of Ukrainian-held territory in #Donetsk & control of a major #NuclearPlant currently occupied by #Russia. On the second point, Kyiv offered to manage the plant jointly with the US [🤦🏼‍♀️] as a form of compromise.

It remained unclear how the proposed Ukrainian concessions not yet accepted by the #US would be communicated by American officials to Moscow.

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#Zelensky portrayed the plan as Ukraine’s best effort to end the #war & said it was now up to #Russia to decide how to respond. He said that the new draft was being presented to Russia by the #US, & that Kyiv expected a reply by Wednesday evening.

The Ukrainian leader said the various points in the plan “largely reflect the joint Ukrainian American position.”

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The proposal forms part of a revised 20-point peace plan that was drawn up by #Ukraine & the #US in the past few weeks & that #Zelensky presented to reporters Tuesday. The blueprint covers a broad range of issues, from potential territorial arrangements to the #security guarantees Kyiv wants to prevent future Russian aggression, as well as plans to rebuild the war-ravaged nation.

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But the proposal also hinted at the significant gaps that remain between #Ukraine & #Russia. Zelensky’s offer of a #DMZ came with a condition — Russia would have to pull its forces from an equivalent stretch of land in #Donetsk. So far, the Kremlin has given no indication that it is willing to accept anything less than full control over the region.

#geopolitics #GiveNoGround #StandWithUkraine