Trump says Zelenskiy aides 'love' US peace proposal, but Ukrainian leader 'hasn''t read it'

PRESIDENT Donald Trump on Sunday (December 7) said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's negotiators on a U.S. peace proposal "love it", but that Zelenskiy "hasn't read it."

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US envoy Witkoff and Kushner met Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov for several days of talks.
Zelenskiy says discussions were constructive but difficult ahead of consultations with European leaders.
Peace talks remain slow due to disputes over Kyiv's security guarantees and Russian-occupied territory.

U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, concluded several days of talks with senior Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov on Saturday (December 6).

Ahead of his planned consultations with European leaders in coming days, on Sunday Zelenskiy said the talks with the U.S. have been constructive but not easy.

Despite U.S. mediation and periodic high-level contacts, progress in the peace talks has been slow, with disputes over security guarantees for Kyiv and the status of Russian-occupied territory still unresolved.

Moscow says it is open to negotiations and blames Kyiv and the West for blocking peace, while Ukraine and its allies say Russia is stalling and using diplomacy to entrench its gains.