"We are not losing a single day. We have agreed on a meeting at the highest level - with President Trump in the near future. A lot can be decided before the New Year," Zelensky wrote on X on Friday morning after receiving a briefing from his top negotiator, Rustem Umerov. Ukrainian officials tell Axios that meeting will take place on Sunday. The White House didn't immediately respond to a request for comment."
"A senior U.S. official described the talks with both Umerov and Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev as "positive and constructive." "We've gone as far as possible with the Russians and the Ukrainians. We've made more progress in the last two weeks than the last year. We want to push the ball into the goal. We're heading in the right direction," the U.S. official said."
A high-level meeting with President Trump is scheduled soon after Zelensky received a briefing from negotiator Rustem Umerov. Ukrainian officials say the meeting will take place on Sunday and the White House had not yet responded to comment. Weekend talks in Florida involved Trump advisers Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and top negotiators from Russia and Ukraine. A senior U.S. official described talks with Umerov and Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev as positive and constructive and said recent progress outpaced the prior year. Discussions continued over Christmas and most elements, including U.S. and European security guarantees for Kyiv, have been agreed. Officials hope decisions can be made before the New Year.
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