THE LATEST | CANADAWashington Post: President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday took steps toward agreeing on a proposal to end Russia’s invasion, but difficult sticking points remain to be resolved and it’s unclear if Russia would agree to their recommendations.
The leaders said talks involving the three countries would continue in January. Trump, Zelensky and European leaders all praised Sunday’s progress, despite the absence of a clear breakthrough…
CNN: President Donald Trump says negotiators are getting “closer” to a Ukraine peace deal after he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at his Florida resort today, though he acknowledged that “thorny issues” remain and declined to provide a concrete timeline for when they might be resolved.
Kyiv Post: As one senior Western official put it late Sunday, “95% of a peace deal is easy. The last five percent is where wars usually decide whether they’re actually over.”
At Mar-a-Lago, Trump is treating that final 5% not as a warning, but as a wager – that pressure, persuasion and a compressed timeline can succeed where years of diplomacy have failed…
Euronews: Volodymyr Zelenskyy said US security guarantees for Ukraine were “100% agreed” following a high-stakes meeting with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday…