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Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a peace plan is "90% agreed" after talks with Donald Trump in Florida yesterday - and he's revealed the length of security guarantee the US has offered Kyiv. Meanwhile, the Kremlin says Trump and Vladimir Putin will speak again "very soon".
Follow live updates from NBC News as Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at his annual year-end news conference on Ukraine, peace, war and Trump.
As we reported earlier, Russia has rejected the European peace proposal for Ukraine that revised the earlier U.S. plan. The European text also confirms Ukraine’s sovereignty, proposes a full non-aggression pact involving Russia, Ukraine and NATO, and sets up a legally binding “Board of Peace” to monitor implementation.
Secretary Marco Rubio’s year-end appearance comes amid key meetings on Gaza and Russia-Ukraine in Miami on Friday and Saturday after a tumultuous year in U.S. foreign policy.
ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey has warned Russia and Ukraine to exercise greater caution regarding Black Sea security after its air force shot down a drone that entered Turkish airspace, the defense ministry said Thursday.
Zelensky says draft documents prepared after US talks but Moscow insists no breakthrough - The talks came before Russia fired 680 drones and missile at Ukraine, including Kyiv, overnight on Tuesday
The leaders said talks involving the three countries would continue in January. Trump, Zelensky and European leaders all praised Sunday’s progress, despite the absence of a clear breakthrough. “This is not a one-day process deal.