Trump Sends Envoy To Putin To Finalise Ukraine Deal, Zelenskyy Says Ready To ‘Move Forward’

Last Updated:November 26, 2025, 01:49 IST

Zelenskyy signals readiness to advance the US-drafted plan while Trump dispatches envoy Steve Witkoff to negotiate remaining gaps with Vladimir Putin.

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin walk to a joint news conference following their meeting at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, US. (IMAGE: REUTERS FILE)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told allies on Tuesday that Kyiv is prepared to “move forward" on the new US-backed framework to end the war with Russia, as President Donald Trump confirmed he would dispatch his special envoy to Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin.

Speaking to leaders of the Coalition of the Willing – a group of around 30 nations supporting Ukraine – Zelenskyy said the outline prepared in Geneva by US and Ukrainian teams was now ready for the next stage.

“Ukraine has the framework developed by our teams in Geneva. That framework is on the table, and we’re ready to move forward together," he told the gathering, according to a copy of his speech, accessed by news agency AFP.

However, he noted there were still unresolved issues that required a direct conversation with Trump. “And I am ready to meet with President Trump – there are sensitive points to discuss, we have them still," Zelenskyy said.

Minutes earlier in Washington, Trump announced he was sending his Special Envoy, Steve Witkoff, to Moscow to meet Putin in an effort to bridge remaining gaps in the proposed peace deal.

“In the hopes of finalizing this Peace Plan, I have directed my Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with President Putin in Moscow," the President wrote on Truth Social, adding there were now “only a few remaining points of disagreement."

Trump also said he hoped to meet “soon" with both Putin and Zelenskyy, “but ONLY when the deal to end this War is FINAL or, in its final stages".

The Ukrainian President also said that the “principles" of a revised US plan to end the war with Russia could lead to “deeper agreements" and that “much depends" now on Washington.

“The principles of this document can be expanded into deeper agreements," Zelenskyy said in his daily address.

“I am counting on further active cooperation with the American side and with President (Donald) Trump. Much depends on America, because Russia pays the greatest attention to American strength," he said.

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