Ukraine, U.S. Negotiators Discussed How To Bring Peace Closer, Zelenskyy Says

KYIV, December 25 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy He said Thursday that he spoke for about an hour with U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner about how to end the crisis. war with russia.

“It was a really good conversation: we discussed a lot of details, good ideas. There are some new ideas on how to bring real peace closer, and these are about formats, meetings and of course the timeline.” Zelenskyy He said on the Telegram application.

Trump has been pushing for a deal to end the nearly four-year war, and peace efforts led by Witkoff and Kushner have begun to inch forward in recent weeks.

Earlier this week, Zelenskyy presented 20-item peace plan draft he described it as the main framework for ending the war.

The draft represented a narrowed-down version of the original 28-point plan that the United States had previously discussed with the Russian side, which was seen as mostly benefiting Moscow as it demanded that Kiev give up territory and impose restrictions on its military.

However, basic regional problems are still unresolved in the new 20-article draft. Zelenskyy he said, adding that a meeting with Trump would be necessary to resolve the most sensitive issues.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday that Moscow was examining documents related to the end of the war brought to Moscow by Russia’s special envoy to the United States, Kirill Dmitriev.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Zelenskyy Ukraine’s chief negotiator Rustem Umerov plans to meet with US negotiators once again later in the day, he said.

“We are truly working 24/7 to bring closer the end of this brutal war that Russia is waging against Ukraine and to ensure that all documents and steps are realistic, effective and reliable,” he said.

(Reporting by Olena Harmash; editing by Barbara Lewis)