Ukraine media: "Yes to the peace draft, Kiev moving toward an agreement with the US."
Zelensky's spokesman announced: "He wants to meet with Trump as soon as possible." The US president: "We are very close to an agreement."Ukraine says yes to the latest 19-point draft proposal and is reportedly closer to reaching an agreement with the United States on the terms of a potential peace deal after the Russian invasion .
ABC News reported this, citing a U.S. government official. "The Ukrainians have accepted the peace agreement. There are some minor details to iron out, but they have accepted a peace agreement."
"We are very close to a deal on Ukraine. We are making progress," Donald Trump confirmed at the White House.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also says he is ready to move forward with the US-backed peace agreement and discuss its sensitive points with Trump , in talks that he says should also include European allies. Reuters online reports this, having seen a speech Zelensky gave to the coalition of the willing. In the message, the Ukrainian president urged European leaders to develop a framework for sending a "reassurance force" to Ukraine and to continue supporting Kiev until Moscow shows its willingness to end its war.
Zelensky wants to meet with President Donald Trump "as soon as possible," possibly over the Thanksgiving holiday, to finalize the joint U.S.-Ukraine agreement on the terms of ending the war.
London is holding back, with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer downplaying the situation in his address to the House of Commons: "As I understand it," Starmer said, as reported by the Guardian, " it's not a new agreement, but rather Ukraine's confirmation that it's satisfied with the draft that emerged in Geneva, which obviously doesn't address the territorial issue. So, as I understand it, it's essentially a confirmation of what emerged from Geneva, but it's not in any way a new set of proposals or agreements."
In his speech, Starmer underlined the conditions for a "just and lasting" peace : the "sovereignty of Ukraine" and its "ability to defend itself" must be ensured, with a guarantee that Kiev decides on its future, while the parts of the peace plan relating to Europe and NATO require the consent of member countries.
The Labour Prime Minister said the UK is "more committed than ever" to providing support to Ukraine , ahead of his participation in the Coalition of the Willing video conference this afternoon. Referring to Moscow, Sir Keir said that "in total, more than a million Russians have been killed or injured" in the conflict, "all because of Vladimir Putin's ambitions."
(Unioneonline)