Zelenskiy Says No Accord Yet on Ukraine’s East in US Talks (2)

December 8, 2025, 2:29 PM UTC

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said negotiators discussing a US-brokered peace initiative remain divided over territory as President Donald Trump expressed disappointment in Kyiv’s handling of the deal.

Elements of the US plan require further discussion on a number of “sensitive issues,” including security guarantees for the war-battered nation and control over eastern regions, Zelenskiy said in a phone interview. The Ukrainian leader said talks have yet to yield agreement on Ukraine’s Donbas, including the provinces of Donetsk and Luhansk.

“There are visions of the US, Russia and Ukraine — and we don’t have a unified view on Donbas,” Zelenskiy told ...

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