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In a recent development, Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy has revealed that the United States has proposed a outlined settlement featuring defense assurances for the country lasting for a period of 15 years.

The Framework's Specifics

President Zelenskyy indicated that in the course of a high-stakes meeting with American leader Donald Trump, he had asked for security guarantees for as long as half a century. Nonetheless, the outlined plan envisions a shorter guarantee of 15 years from America.

It is not clear what these assurances would entail, but the president has been pushing for "collective security assurances, modeled on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's key doctrine that an attack on one member is considered an attack on all.

Negotiation Developments

The President stated, US security guarantees for Ukraine under the modified 20-point proposal have been 100% agreed, although the American leader expressed more caution, putting the figure at more like 95%.

Both leaders said that advancements were achieved during the discussions in Mar-a-Lago. The US President, nevertheless, warned that there were a couple of challenging outstanding issues, such as those related to land.

Prerequisites for Engagement

On another front, the Ukrainian President also told journalists that a meeting with Russia would be conceivable once the US and European leaders agreed on a Ukraine-proposed peace plan to bring hostilities to a close.

This remark comes in response to the US President stated publicly that he was of the opinion a three-way discussion between Russia, Ukraine and the US could happen "at the right time".

Previous Interaction

The two leaders have been without a summit since the end of 2019. That previous engagement, mediated by the leaders of France and Germany, sought to restart efforts to end the protracted hostilities.

Subsequently, in May 2025, the Russian president declined to attend talks in Turkey for discussions with Zelenskyy, turning down a direct offer to engage in peace talks in Istanbul.

Unresolved Land Disputes

A key unresolved issue continues to be the disposition of the Donbas area in eastern Ukraine. Trump said that a suggestion to turn the territory, which is mostly under Russian control, into a demilitarised zone remains "unresolved".

He added that it will be known within weeks if the conflict can be concluded.

The leaders have emphasized that the lengthy peace talks would carry on as they work towards a durable settlement to the multi-year conflict.