Trump meets Zelensky in Miami as Kremlin reveals details of Putin's call with US president: LIVE UPDATES

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29 Dec 2025, 00:12 GMT+10

The Ukrainian delegation is expected to have to acknowledge frontline realities in order for a sustainable peace deal to be agreed

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, for over an hour by phone, shortly before Trump's scheduled meeting on Sunday with Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky in Miami.

Zelensky, who faces another corruption scandal implicating lawmakers that erupted over the weekend, is following up on days of negotiations in Florida between Ukrainian and US negotiators on a potential deal to end the Ukraine conflict.

Shortly before Zelensky's arrival, Trump announced on his Truth Social that he had had a "very productive" conversation, while the Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said that both "hold broadly similar views" and that a temporary ceasefire would only prolong the conflict.

A 20-point proposal revealed by Zelensky ahead of the meeting has been dismissed by Moscow, which called it "radically different" from what Russia and the US had discussed on the issue. Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said that Moscow was "fully" ready to move forward with the peace process while Kiev and its European backers seek to derail it.

Trump has invited media representatives to attend the meeting, and our updates will follow events and reactions.

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