Mr Zelensky told reporters that a draft peace plan discussed with the US during talks in Berlin earlier in the day is ‘very workable’.

Amid intense international diplomacy aimed at ending the war by year's end, the stakes were high as European leaders joined a summit in Berlin.

Kyiv will not accept any peace agreement to end Russia’s full-scale invasion that puts Ukraine's Donbas region under Moscow’s control, Volodymyr Zelensky has said. The Ukrainian president made the comments after Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov had said that Kyiv and Washington had made "real progress" during two-day talks in Berlin.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Kyiv and Washington continue to hold different positions on the issue of ceding Ukrainian territory, underscoring persistent divisions even as diplomatic efforts to end the war with Russia intensify.

Talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and a U.S. delegation led by U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have concluded in Berlin. — Ukrinform.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday concluded lengthy talks with U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's

EADaily, December 16th, 2025. Volodymyr Zelensky, who has repeatedly refused Washington's compromise proposals for a settlement, said that it had not yet been possible to bring the positions on the issue of territories closer to the United States at the talks in Berlin.

Ukraine and the US have reached advanced talks on a potential peace plan to end the war with Russia, with Nato-style security guarantees proposed. President Zelensky continues to reject territorial concessions as tensions over Donbas persist.

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders in Germany over the weekend — the next step in peace talks to end Kyiv’s

President Volodymyr Zelensky has relinquished Ukraine ’s bid to join Nato ahead of crunch peace talks with the US and European allies in Berlin. The Ukrainian president ditched his hopes to join the military alliance in what he said was a “compromise” to end the war with Russia.

"Neither de jure nor de facto will we recognize Donbas as Russian," Zelensky told reporters on Dec. 15 following the second round of talks in Germany.