Trump's meeting with Zelenskyy indicates significant progress in peace talks - Axios

The planned meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump indicates significant progress in the peace negotiation process. This was reported by the American publication Axios, citing its own sources, on Friday, December 26.

The publication writes that the meeting of the leaders of the two countries is a sign of significant progress in the negotiations. Trump previously said that he would meet with Zelenskyy only if he felt a peace agreement was approaching. In addition, the planned meeting will take place after talks in Florida between Trump advisers Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner with leading negotiators from russia and Ukraine.

"We have gone as far as we can with the russians and Ukrainians. In the last two weeks, we have made more progress than in the last year. We want to put the ball in the net. We are moving in the right direction," the American official said.

According to another senior American official, the talks with Umerov and russian Ambassador Kirill Dmitriev were "positive and constructive."

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on December 26, the American publication Axios reported that the aggressor country of russia allegedly agrees that a ceasefire is necessary for Ukraine to hold a referendum on the territories.

A special group created to study the issue of holding elections under martial law or in the post-war period has also begun work in the Verkhovna Rada.

On December 24, President Zelenskyy first revealed the details of the peace plan.