Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine is now ready to propose detailed steps for a potential peace deal with Russia, announcing that refined documents will soon be sent to the United States. In a statement released on Tuesday, he said Ukrainian and European negotiators have made substantial progress on a unified proposal—while reiterating that Ukraine will not accept any settlement requiring it to cede territory.
00:12Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says his country is now ready to propose detailed steps for a potential peace deal with Russia,
00:21and will present the refined documents to the United States.
00:25The announcement came on Tuesday through a social media statement, where Zelensky emphasised that Ukrainian and European negotiators had made what he called substantial progress on a unified proposal.
00:38For months, Ukraine has maintained its position that no settlement can involve ceding territory to Russia. That stance has not changed.
00:47But Zelensky says a more consolidated framework has now emerged after discussions with European partners, allowing Ukraine to move forward and share its updated plan with Washington.
00:58In his message, the Ukrainian president said the government has been working very actively on all components of potential steps toward ending the war.
01:07He described the Ukrainian and European positions as more developed, adding that the priority now is ensuring that these steps are doable with the support of the United States.
01:18Zelensky stressed that Ukraine remains committed to what he called a real peace, not a temporary pause in fighting, and highlighted ongoing communication with American officials.
01:31He noted that negotiators on both the Ukrainian and US sides agree on one crucial point.
01:37Any meaningful progress depends on whether Russia is willing to take effective steps to stop the bloodshed and prevent the conflict from reigniting.
01:46Zelensky said the updated documents will be ready to send to the United States in the near future, before signing off with glory to Ukraine.
01:55The announcement comes at a moment of visible tension between Kyiv and Washington.
02:01Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump publicly voiced frustration, saying Zelensky had been slow to respond to a proposal put forward by Moscow over the weekend.
02:18So we've been speaking to President Putin and we've been speaking to Ukrainian leaders, including Zelensky, President Zelensky.
02:27And I have to say that I'm a little bit disappointed that President Zelensky hasn't yet read the proposal.
02:33That was as of a few hours ago.
02:35His people love it, but he has it.
02:38Russia's fine with it.
02:39Russia's, you know, Russia, Russia, I guess, would rather have the whole country when you think of it.
02:45But Russia is, I believe, fine with it.
02:48But I'm not sure that Zelensky is fine with it.
02:51His people love it.
02:53But he hasn't read it.
02:56Meanwhile, the Russian side has been engaged in its own diplomatic efforts.
03:01Russian President Vladimir Putin held a five hour meeting in Moscow with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump advisor Jared Kushner.
03:11No detailed outcomes from that meeting were released publicly, but it marked one of the most extensive recent discussions between Russian officials and American intermediaries.
03:22After those talks, Putin traveled to India for a state visit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
03:29While there, he gave an interview to India Today, where he described his negotiations with the American delegation as long but productive.
03:37Despite that assessment, Putin reiterated his maximalist demands.
03:42He insisted that the war would only end if Russia takes full control of Ukraine's eastern Donbas region or if Ukrainian forces withdraw.
03:50Those comments highlight the significant distance that remains between Ukraine's expectations and Russia's demands.
03:57Ukraine continues to reject any arrangement involving territorial concessions, while Russia continues to frame control of Donbas as a non-negotiable condition.
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