Zelenskyy, Trump to meet in Florida on Sunday amid efforts to end Ukraine-Russia war
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Axios on Friday that if he can agree on a peace framework with U.S. President Donald Trump when they meet this weekend, he would be willing to bring it to a referendum.
The two leaders are scheduled to meet on Sunday in Florida as part of talks to end the Ukraine-Russia war.
Zelenskyy told journalists the two will discuss security guarantees for Ukraine and that the 20-point plan under discussion "is about 90 per cent ready."
An "economic agreement" will also be discussed, Zelenskyy said, but he was unable to confirm "whether anything will be finalized by the end" of the meeting, which reports have said will be held at Mar-a-Lago, Trump's estate in Palm Beach, Fla.
The Ukrainian side will also raise "territorial issues," he said.
Zelenskyy said Ukraine "would like the Europeans to be involved" but doubted whether it would be possible at short notice.
"We must, without doubt, find some format in the near future in which not only Ukraine and the U.S. are present but Europe is represented as well," he said.
Zelenskyy also said Friday he had a call with Prime Minister Mark Carney, during which he updated Carney on the status of the diplomatic efforts with the U.S. "It was a very good conversation, and I appreciate it," he wrote on social media platform X.
The Prime Minister's Office said in a statement that Carney affirmed Canada’s commitment to Ukraine "and emphasized the need to maintain pressure on Russia to negotiate."
The White House did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
The announced meeting is the latest development in an extensive U.S.-led diplomatic push to end the nearly four-year war, but efforts have run into sharply conflicting demands by Moscow and Kyiv.
On Thursday, Zelenskyy said he had a "good conversation" with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday that the Kremlin had already been in contact with U.S. representatives since Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev recently met with U.S. envoys in Florida.
"It was agreed upon to continue the dialogue," Peskov said.
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