Although both Trump and Zelensky ended their meeting in Florida on Sunday on a high note, saying that an acceptable peace plan to stop the war in Ukraine was very close, the question of territorial control in the Donbas, in eastern Ukraine, remains unresolved.
The elephant in the room, of course, is the fact that Russia has shown no intention of moving away from its maximalist demands, which included Ukraine giving up territory in eastern Ukraine that Russia has been unable to seize through military action after almost four years of war.
At a press conference after the meeting, Trump called it a “terrific meeting” and said he felt they were “getting a lot closer, maybe very close” to a deal, while Zelensky thanked Trump for a “great meeting”, adding that a 20-point peace plan was “90%” agreed, as reported by the BBC.
However, no timelines were offered, and a response from Moscow is expected to confirm that there is no real option for peace except capitulation by Ukraine.
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Rustem Umerov and Andrii Hnatov, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine attended the Florida summit
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