Zelensky said on Sunday he was already in Berlin ahead of talks with a U.S. delegation on Monday. Axios reported on Friday he would meet with President Donald Trump's Russia envoy, Steve Witkoff, and the president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, in Germany.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that his country may give up its dream of joining NATO, at least temporarily, for an end to the war and security guarantees.

In an interview with Politico, President Trump again pressed Zelensky to accept the U.S. proposal that Ukraine cede territory to Russia, arguing that Moscow retains the 'upper hand.'

The U.S. and Ukrainian delegations may hold talks on December 20-21. This assumption was made on December 16 by Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky, and a recording of his speech was published by the Ukrainian newspaper Novosti.

The United States has a plan for Ukrainian troops to withdraw from Donetsk province and the creation of a economic zone off limits to Russian forces.

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President Trump said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky must begin making concessions in the effort to bring its nearly four-year war with Russia to an end. In a Monday interview with

EADaily, December 15th, 2025. During a joint press conference of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, the translator incorrectly translated the word troops.