Zelenskyy Arrives In Miami To Meet Trump; Peace Deal To End Russia-Ukraine War On The Agenda

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reached Miami on Sunday ahead of the meeting with US President Donald Trump wherein they are likely to discuss the peace deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

According

to CNN, the Ukrainian president is due to meet with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort.

Zelensky has arrived in Miami for a meeting with Trump. pic.twitter.com/ifvrExxAmC

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Previously, Zelenskyy told reporters that he is bringing a new 20-point plan for peace, which includes a proposed demilitarised zone and the meeting is expected to focus on US security guarantees.

However, Trump made it clear that he is in no rush to accept Zelenskyy’s proposal. “He doesn’t have anything until I approve it. So we’ll see what he’s got,” he told Politico.

These remarks highlight how much Ukraine’s future depends on persuading Trump, who has at times seemed willing to tilt toward Russia in pursuit of ending the war. While Russia has moved very little from its position, the US has pushed Zelenskyy to move off his original demands.

Sunday’s meeting to discuss new peace proposals comes amidst Trump’s intensified efforts to broker an agreement on Europe’s worst conflict since World War II, which has killed tens of thousands since February 2022. Speaking to reporters, Zelenskyy said that though he could not confirm whether the meeting would lead to a firm agreement, the two sides would aim to “finalise as much as we can”.

Trump also said he could have a productive meeting with Zelenskyy, and hoped to have a conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin soon. “I think it’s going to go good with him. I think it’s going to go good with [Vladimir] Putin,” he said.

These remarks came after Zelenskyy spoke with special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law. Zelenskyy called that a “good conversation.”

The new plan formulated with Ukraine’s input is Kyiv’s most explicit acknowledgement yet of possible territorial concessions, and is very different to an initial 28-point proposal tabled by the US last month that adhered to many of Russia’s core demands.

The Ukrainian President saying that the 20-point peace plan hammered out by Ukrainian and US officials is “90% ready” and that he planned to discuss with Trump how Ukraine’s allies could guarantee its security in the future, CNN reported.