{"id":12984,"date":"2025-12-29T06:24:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T06:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/one-or-two-thorny-issues-remain-after-ukraine-peace-deal-talks-trump-says\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T06:24:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T06:24:43","slug":"one-or-two-thorny-issues-remain-after-ukraine-peace-deal-talks-trump-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/one-or-two-thorny-issues-remain-after-ukraine-peace-deal-talks-trump-says\/","title":{"rendered":"‘One or two thorny issues’ remain after Ukraine peace deal talks, Trump says"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy say they have made “a lot of progress” towards finalising a peace agreement to end Russia’s war in Ukraine – although “one or two very thorny issues” remain.<\/p>\n

At a news conference following around two hours of talks at Mr Trump<\/strong>‘s <\/strong>residence in Mar-a-Lago, Florida<\/strong>, the two leaders hailed an “excellent” meeting during which they discussed “all aspects” of a 20-point peace framework.<\/p>\n

The US president said the outcome of the talks would be known in a few weeks, saying Ukraine is “a lot closer” to a deal and that the pair had “made a lot of progress on ending that war”.<\/p>\n

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Russia “wants to see Ukraine succeed”, he maintained at the news conference, during which he repeatedly praised the Ukrainian leader as “brave”.<\/p>\n

Mr Zelenskyy<\/strong> said the 20-point peace plan was “90% agreed”, with US-Ukraine security guarantees 100% agreed – although Mr Trump put the security agreements at 95%.<\/p>\n

“We agreed that security guarantees are a key milestone in achieving lasting peace and our teams will continue working on all aspects,” Mr Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n

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