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Ukraine’s Dictator Vladimir Zelensky is meeting with President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Florida to discuss and hopefully officiate a peace plan to end the Ukraine war. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will also be meeting the president on Monday.
Check back for updates as the meeting gets underway:
At the end of Trump and Zelensky’s public comments at the door of Mar-a-Lago, the President announced they will now hold a private meeting, which will include discussions with European leaders. These talks will entail Zelensky’s 20-point peace plan.
Embed from Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump meets with Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 28, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)
“We have two willing parties,” Trump said regarding Russia and Ukraine while speaking to reporters at the door of Mar-a-Lago.
As Trump first walked out in front of news cameras with Zelensky he said he believes both Zelensky and Putin want to make a deal, and that he believes they’ll “get it done.” He stated that he will call Putin shortly after the meeting concludes.
“[We] got to make a deal,” he said. “Got to get it done. Too many people dying, and I think both presidents want to make a deal.”
Embed from Getty ImagesPALM BEACH, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 28: U.S. President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at his Mar-a-Lago club on December 28, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump invited Zelensky to his private club to work on the U.S.-proposed peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, as the conflict approaches four years since the sudden full-scale invasion by Russia on February 24, 2022. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Trump also discussed the “great economic benefit” for Ukraine with what they have planned as part of post-war reconstruction. Trump’s mineral deal includes plans to repay Washington back for its foreign aid while also including a joint fund for Ukraine’s reconstruction.
“It is very important [that] our teams talk about strategy, how to make step-by-step [peace] and to bring peace close, and we will discuss this strategy,” Zelensky said.
Embed from Getty ImagesPALM BEACH, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 27: The motorcade with US President Donald Trump leaves Trump International Golf Club on the way to his Mar-a-Lago club on December 27, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump is scheduled to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tomorrow at the club. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of today’s Zelensky meeting:
I just had a good and very productive telephone call with President Putin of Russia prior to my meeting, at 1:00 P.M. today, with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine. The meeting will take place in the main dining room of Mar-a-Lago. Press is invited. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DJT
Zelensky detailed the diplomatic effort for peace prior to meeting Trump on Sunday:
These are some of the most active diplomatic days of the year right now, and a lot can be decided before the New Year. We are doing everything toward this, but whether decisions will be made depends on our partners – those who help Ukraine, and those who put pressure on Russia so that Russians feel the consequences of their own aggression. This week alone, they launched over 2,100 attack drones, around 800 guided aerial bombs, and 94 missiles of various types. All of this was directed against our people, against life itself and everything that sustains its normal functioning – above all, against our energy infrastructure.
Our repair crews, energy workers, and first responders of Ukraine’s State Emergency Service are working literally 24/7 to protect lives and restore power supply. But it is just as important that sanctions against Russia work, that all forms of political pressure for its aggression are applied, that Ukraine receives air defense missiles, and that we all finalize the formats of steps that will end this war and guarantee security. These are exactly the steps we will be discussing with our partners today. Thank you to everyone who is helping.
