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US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have just wrapped up a joint news conference they held after finishing face-to-face talks at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property in Florida.
If you’re just joining us, this is what they said:
- Joint praise for the meeting: Trump called it a “terrific meeting” and said he felt they were “getting a lot closer, maybe very close” to a deal. Zelensky thanked Trump for a “great meeting”, adding that a 20-point peace plan was “90%” agreed
- On security guarantees: The Ukrainian leader described them as “100% agreed”, calling them the “key milestone in achieving lasting peace”. Though he added that their teams will continue working on this to “finalise all discussed matters” – while Trump said they were “close to 95% done”
- On territory: Trump described Donbas – the eastern Ukrainian territory on the front line of fighting – as an “unresolved” issue, but said that they were “getting a lot closer” to an agreement. Zelensky added that Ukraine’s attitude is “very clear” on Donbas, and differs to Russia
- On Ukraine’s reconstruction: The US president said that Russia “are going to be helping” with the reconstruction of Ukraine. He added that he was open to visiting Ukraine – ideally after a deal was agreed
- A potential trilateral meeting? Trump said he believes that Russia,Ukraine and the US could meet “at the right time” – and appeared to suggest that Putin “wants to see it happen” too
