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US and Ukraine Reach Consensus on Key Issues, but Territorial Disputes Unresolved

The 20-point draft aims to end the conflict with security guarantees, reconstruction funding, and elections but leaves territorial control and nuclear plant management unresolved.

  • On Tuesday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian president, said the United States and Ukraine reached consensus on several critical issues, but disputes over Donetsk and Luhansk and the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant remain unresolved.
  • The 20-point plan, shown to Russian negotiators, was hammered out after marathon talks in Florida and includes security guarantees modeled on NATO Article 5 with political and commercial measures.
  • Proposals for the Zaporizhzhia plant include Ukraine offering a U.S.-Ukraine joint venture with an American 50 percent share, while the U.S. proposes a three-way consortium with management split, after about 15 hours of talks.
  • A draft provision would freeze the contact line across five Ukrainian regions and pause hostilities for 60 days, using satellite monitoring and planning post-signing elections and $800 billion reconstruction funding.
  • Russian maximalist demands mean Russia holds most of Luhansk and about 70% of Donetsk, while Volodymyr Zelenskyy says leaders will tackle toughest issues and Moscow's response is expected Wednesday.
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US and Ukraine reach consensus on key issues, but territorial disputes remain unresolved

The United States and Ukraine have reached a consensus on several critical issues to end the nearly four-year conflict with Russia.

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Belga The Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, said that Ukrainian and American negotiators had not reached a long-term consensus on the territorial issues necessary to end the war with Russia, stressing the need to address these issues at a meeting between leaders. "We did not reach a consensus with the American side on Donetsk territory and on the Zaporijjia nuclear power plant," he said, adding that he was ready to meet with the United St…

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npr broke the news in Washington, United States on Wednesday, December 24, 2025.
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