This image grab from a video filmed on December 23, 2025 and provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Office shows Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky addressing in Kyiv. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE / AFP)Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he plans to meet United States President Donald Trump in the near future as part of renewed efforts to bring an end to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. We have agreed on a meeting at the highest level – with President Trump in the near future. According to Zelensky, the proposal includes freezing the current frontline and dropping a requirement that Kyiv formally renounce its bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. The Kremlin has not commented in detail on the new proposal, saying only that it was reviewing it.

Source: Punch December 26, 2025 10:01 UTC