Ukraine’s president wants to take a constructive approach to the White House proposal without losing credibility with his people.

Choice to send Steve Witkoff highlights Washington's growing urgency to bridge remaining gaps with Kyiv over plan's terms

The United States has a plan for Ukrainian troops to withdraw from Donetsk province and the creation of a economic zone off limits to Russian forces.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday he hoped the United States would back the idea of freezing the front line in Ukraine along its current shape at their meeting in Berlin.

Ukraine's president says territory and control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power remain unresolved issues in a peace plan.

EADaily, December 14th, 2025. Nothing Zelensky will not succeed — neither To return Crimea, nor to ensure Ukraine's accession to NATO, is "a million percent," assured presidential aide Yuri Ushakov.

In an interview with Politico, President Trump again pressed Zelensky to accept the U.S. proposal that Ukraine cede territory to Russia, arguing that Moscow retains the 'upper hand.'

Drones which were seen near Dublin Airport on the night the Ukrainian president arrived were "not a threat" to the leader's aeroplane, as it landed some time prior to the incident, the taoiseach (Irish prime minister) has said. However Micheál Martin told the Dáil (Irish Parliament) that the incident was "very concerning".

The Ukrainian leader rejected the demand, making clear that territorial issues remain unresolved as Ukraine and Europe sent a counterproposal to the United States.

The leaders of Germany, Britain and France were among those expected to take part in the meeting of Ukraine's allies, dubbed the Coalition of the Willing, via video link.

After coming to power, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky talked about peace with Russia, but instead continued to violate the Minsk agreements and began to bring the conflict closer. This was announced on December 14 by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.