Zelenskiy says Ukraine ready to advance peace plan, will discuss disputed points with Trump

Department of Research and Strategic Studies 27-11-2025

U.S. and Ukrainian officials have been trying to narrow their gaps over Trump’s plan to end Europe’s deadliest and most devastating conflict since World War Two, with Ukraine wary of being strong-armed into accepting a deal largely on Russian terms, including territorial concessions.

In a speech to what is known as the coalition of the willing allies, a copy of which was seen by Reuters, Zelenskiy urged European leaders to hash out a framework for deploying a “reassurance force” to Ukraine and to keep backing it for as long as Russia showed no inclination to end its nearly four-year-old war.

“We firmly believe security decisions about Ukraine must include Ukraine, security decisions about Europe must include Europe,” Zelenskiy said, according to his speech text. “Because when something is decided behind the back of a country or its people, there is always a high risk it simply won’t work.”

“That framework is on the table, and we’re ready to move forward together with the USA, with the personal engagement of President Trump,” he said.

Trump has at times tried to accelerate negotiations by announcing deadlines, as he did last week when  said that he hoped for agreement by Thursday. But he softened that on Tuesday evening.

“The deadline for me is when it’s over,” he told reporters. “And I think everybody’s tired of fighting.”

He also encouraged reporters not to take the 28-point peace plan he unveiled last week as a firm blueprint.

“That was just a map,” he said. “It was a concept.” Negotiators were working through each of the points, whittling them down, he said.

Earlier on Tuesday, Trump said on social media that negotiations had left “only a few remaining points of disagreement.” He directed his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow and his Army secretary, Dan Driscoll, to meet at the same time with Ukrainian officials. Ukrainian officials said Driscoll was expected in Kyiv this week, read the report.

“I look forward to hopefully meeting with President Zelenskyy and President Putin soon, but ONLY when the deal to end this War is FINAL or, in its final stages,” Trump wrote.

A Ukrainian diplomat cautioned that territorial concessions remained a major sticking point, meaning a final deal was far from certain despite accords on various specific points. “These are really tough questions for us,” the diplomat said.