Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky lands in Florida for crucial Trump peace plan meeting
It comes after Zelensky accused Putin of ‘not wanting peace’ following intense drone attacks on Saturday
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has landed in the US ahead of crunch peace talks with his US counterpart today about security guarantees.
Zelensky is looking to discuss security guarantees and territorial disputes surrounding Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia with Donald Trump in the US leader’s Florida residence.
It comes as Moscow warned that any European troop contingents deployed to Ukraine would become legitimate targets for Russia’s armed forces in comments published by Russia’s state news agency TASS on Sunday.
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov went on to accuse European politicians of being driven by ambitions in their relations with Kyiv and disregarding the people of Ukraine and of their own nations.
Putin warned that Moscow would accomplish all its goals by force if Ukraine didn’t want to resolve the conflict peacefully, according to TASS on Sunday, just one day after he launched a brutal aerial strike targeting Kyiv with almost 500 drones and 40 missiles. Nearly a third of Ukraine’s capital was left without heating in sub-zero weather conditions and two people were killed.
Zelensky has said the attack on Kyiv showed Putin “doesn’t want peace”, at a time where he confirmed a 20-point peace plan draft is “90 per cent ready.”
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Volodymyr Zelensky has now landed in Florida for crucial peace talks with US President Donald Trump.
The Ukrainian leader will be hoping to shore up security guarantees, as well as territorial issues in the contested areas of Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia.
Presidents Trump and Zelensky are set to meet at 1pm ET (6pm GMT).
Zelensky says he held 'detailed' phone call with British PM Starmer
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he held a "detailed" phone call with British prime minister Keir Starmer ahead of his planned meeting with US president Donald Trump in Florida later in the day.
"We discussed preparations for the meeting with President Trump, as well as all our contacts with European partners," Zelensky wrote on X. "I informed him on the situation on the frontline and on the consequences of Russian airstrikes.”
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Zelensky and Trump to hold call with European leaders
Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump will hold a call with other European leaders as they’re set to continue discussions surrounding ending the war between Russian and Ukraine later on today in Florida.
The Ukrainian president previously said he hoped European leaders could also be involved in talks either on Sunday or at a future date.
Polish prime minister Donald Tusk said on Saturday he would speak with the leaders of Ukraine, Germany, France, the UK, Italy and the EU ahead on the chances for peace ahead of the Florida talks.
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Three more Iranian satellites were sent into space on Russia's Soyuz launchers on Sunday, Iranian state media said, as the two US -sanctioned nations extend their space collaboration.
Iran has increasingly relied on its ally Russia to put satellites in orbit in recent years, with the latest three intended to help with monitoring agriculture, natural resources and the environment.
"These satellites were designed and produced by Iranian scientists ... despite all the sanctions and threats," Iran's ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali told state TV in reference to Western measures over Tehran's nuclear programme.
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The situation at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is stable and power is being supplied through one high-voltage line, the state RIA news agency cited a spokesman at the plant as saying. An IAEA team is monitoring repairs near the plant after a local ceasefire brokered by the agency began. The work is expected to last several days.
Peace decisions depend on Kyiv partners, says Zelensky
Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky has said decisions on peace depend on Kyiv's partners ahead of his meeting with US president Donald Trump today.
Zelensky arrived in Florida yesterday for discussions as he affirmed that the 20 point peace plan draft was 90 per cent complete.
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