KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is to meet US President Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday for talks on how to end the Russian invasion, Kyiv said on Friday.

The meeting to discuss new peace proposals comes amidst Trump’s intensified efforts to broker an agreement to end Europe’s worst conflict since World War II.

Tens of thousands have been killed, millions forced to flee their homes and much of eastern and southern Ukraine destroyed since Russia invaded in February 2022.

The latest plan is a 20-point proposal that would freeze the front line but open the door for Ukraine to pull back troops from the east, where demilitarised buffer zones could be created, according to details revealed by Zelensky this week.

It was the clearest the Ukrainian leader has been in acknowledging the possibility of territorial concessions. The plan was more acceptable to Kyiv than an initial 28-point proposal tabled by Washington last month that adhered to many of Russia’s core demands.

Moscow has yet to respond to the latest proposal, but has indicated it would not water down of its sweeping demands.

“Over the weekend, I think on Sunday, in Florida, we will have a meeting with President Trump,” Zelensky said in a message to journalists on Friday. His office later said a meeting had been “planned” for Sunday in the southern US state where Trump has a home.

Published in Dawn, December 27th, 2025