Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed willingness to drop Ukraine's NATO aspirations in exchange for Western security guarantees. But he rejected the U.S. push for ceding territory to Russia.

EADaily, December 16th, 2025. Volodymyr Zelensky, who has repeatedly refused Washington's compromise proposals for a settlement, said that it had not yet been possible to bring the positions on the issue of territories closer to the United States at the talks in Berlin.

Pressed on Ukraine after talks with Volodymyr Zelensky in Berlin, President Donald Trump says his delegation is already in Europe working with multiple countries and that “they all want to see it end,

The United States has a plan for Ukrainian troops to withdraw from Donetsk province and the creation of a economic zone off limits to Russian forces.

In an interview with Politico, President Trump again pressed Zelensky to accept the U.S. proposal that Ukraine cede territory to Russia, arguing that Moscow retains the 'upper hand.'

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EADaily, December 15th, 2025. During a joint press conference of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, the translator incorrectly translated the word troops.