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

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By Idrees Ali and Tom Balmforth
November 25, 20253:25 PM ESTUpdated 8 mins ago

WASHINGTON/KYIV, Nov 25 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday Ukraine was ready to advance a U.S.-backed framework for ending the war with Russia and discuss disputed points with U.S. President Donald Trump in talks he said should include European allies.

U.S. and Ukrainian officials have been trying to narrow the gaps between them 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 Kyiv for as long as Moscow showed no inclination to end its war.

"We firmly believe security decisions about Ukraine must include Ukraine, security decisions about Europe must include Europe ... 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," Zelenskiy said, according to his speech text.
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The latest draft of the US-brokered deal that Ukraine has agreed to broadly is less favorable to Moscow, leaving the most sensitive issues to be decided by Trump and Zelenskyy. Senior Ukrainian officials told @FT those included territorial issues and US security guarantees, but added that Kyiv had agreed to cap its army at 800,000.

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1. I don't understand this technique of negotiating..back n forth with crossed out or additional demands

Why can’t reps for Ukraine and Russia sit down to serious discussions with a more experienced team from the EU and member nations in NATO and others familiar with the situation and traditions of the two major parties and work together to end this war. The US should not be in on these talks..we aren’t neutral and our allies are aware of our inconsistencies throughout these almost 4 years.

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2. With Trump it is always about him and with our financial support a long with his

dream of a peace prize, I doubt he would ever acquiesce.

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3. Yes, I get that but this ain't working and people are dying. So frustrating watching..

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4. Yes. Frustrating to the extreme.

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5. Updated: Christopher Miller @ChristopherJM Agree with this. And this is why I do not believe

that Russia will agree to any deal at the moment. Not while it feels it’s in control, has momentum, is not facing significant threat of pressure and is in a stronger position than Ukraine — which Moscow senses could be weaker after a tough winter.

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