Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky reported progress in discussions aimed at resolving the conflict in Ukraine during a meeting in Florida, though Trump noted that "one or two very thorny issues" persist. The former U.S. president and the Ukrainian president both characterized the talks as "great," but Trump emphasized that territorial disputes remain a significant obstacle. Russia has previously insisted that Ukraine cede more land as part of any peace agreement.

Speaking to reporters at Mar-a-Lago, Zelensky stated that an agreement had been reached on "90" of a 20-point peace plan. Trump indicated that a security guarantee for Ukraine was "close to 95" complete. Zelensky later announced that U.S. and Ukrainian teams would convene the following week to continue negotiations on issues intended to bring an end to Russia's nearly four-year war in Ukraine.

"We had a substantive conversation on all issues and highly value the progress that the Ukrainian and American teams have made over the past weeks," Zelensky said in a statement released on the Telegram messaging app.

Russia initiated a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and currently controls approximately 20% of Ukrainian territory. The proposal to turn... (the source material ends abruptly here).