Zelensky Says “We Are Very Close to a Real Outcome” on Peace Plan After U.S. Talks With Kyiv and Moscow

Ukrainian leader says draft framework is complete following Witkoff meetings with officials from Ukraine and Russia

By yourNEWS Media Newsroom

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that negotiations to end the war are nearing a breakthrough, stating that a draft peace plan has been completed and core documents are ready after U.S.-led talks involving officials from both Kyiv and Moscow.

In a public statement, Zelensky said that Ukraine’s negotiating team finalized the initial framework following meetings with representatives of the Trump administration over the weekend. Those discussions came after Ukrainian officials met with President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff, along with Jared Kushner and White House staff member Josh Gruenbaum, as part of efforts to advance a long-discussed peace plan.

The plan has faced repeated delays after being postponed, stalled, and delayed over the past month, with Zelensky previously blaming the U.S. for a lack of progress.

Witkoff was also meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, as U.S. officials worked to identify areas of agreement between the two sides.

Zelensky later released a video portraying Ukraine as resilient under international support while suggesting Russia has been weakened by external pressure. He said the core elements of the plan had already been completed.

“Our negotiating team is now returning from Miami,” Zelensky said in a separate statement he later detailed. “There are 20 points of the plan. Not everything is perfect, but this plan is in place.”

According to Zelensky, the draft includes security guarantees involving Ukraine, Europe, and the United States, along with a separate bilateral document with Washington that would require review by the U.S. Congress. He said additional annexes would remain classified.

Witkoff also detailed the Florida meetings, saying Ukrainian officials were committed to “a just and sustainable peace.” He said discussions focused on refining the 20-point framework, aligning positions on multilateral and U.S. security guarantees, and developing an economic recovery plan.

Zelensky later announced that proposed security guarantees would include maintaining an 800,000-member Ukrainian military, progress toward European Union membership — which Russia is fine with, unlike NATO membership — and protection from the so-called Coalition of the Willing.

In parallel, Russian officials confirmed that Dmitriev held additional meetings with the U.S. delegation as Washington sought to advance President Trump’s peace initiative.

Zelensky also posted a separate video on Sunday discussing the ongoing negotiations while his team remained in Florida.

The talks come as Zelensky faces mounting pressure from Washington. President Trump previously warned that U.S. assistance could be cut if Ukraine failed to reach an agreement by Thanksgiving, later extending the deadline to Christmas.

Despite the negotiations, Zelensky has said he anticipates continuing the war into 2026, has pointed out ongoing Russian strikes, and has previously refused Trump’s peace plans.

Witkoff has been meeting with officials from Kyiv and Moscow over the course of the year to develop a framework that both sides will agree to.

While no final agreement has been signed, statements from U.S., Ukrainian, and Russian officials indicate that negotiations have entered a decisive phase, with all parties acknowledging that the core framework is now in place.