Historic Mar-a-Lago Meeting: Trump Hosts Zelensky Amid Russia Strikes
Trump hosts Zelensky at Mar-a-Lago as Russia intensifies attacks, with 500 drones striking Ukraine, underscoring urgency of peace negotiations.
President Donald Trump is set to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday, as the two leaders attempt to finalize a U.S.-brokered peace plan to end the nearly four-year-old war sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The crucial meeting in Palm Beach, Florida, comes just days after a surge in Russian attacks on Kyiv and other cities, underscoring the urgency and fragility of the diplomatic effort. Zelensky, who arrived in Florida Sunday morning, has said the talks will focus on security guarantees, economic assistance, and unresolved territorial disputes, particularly in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.
Ahead of the meeting, Zelensky said he spoke by phone with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and briefed him on the battlefield situation and the impact of recent Russian attacks. Zelensky's office said he would also update other allies after his meeting with Trump.
Overnight, Russian guided aerial bombs struck residential areas in the eastern city of Sloviansk, killing at least one person and injuring three others, according to local officials. Ukrainian authorities said the attack followed a barrage of ballistic missiles and drones on Kyiv on Saturday, which killed at least two people and wounded dozens more.
This renewed violence comes as U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators say they are close to an agreement on a revised 20-point peace proposal – a reduction from an earlier 28-point draft that was heavily criticized in Kyiv and across Europe for offering significant concessions to Moscow. Zelensky has said the current proposal is "about 90% ready," although key details, including the scope of security guarantees and territorial arrangements, remain unresolved. Zelensky wrote on X after Saturday's attacks, "They don't want to end the war and want to use every opportunity to inflict even more suffering on Ukraine and increase their pressure on others around the world." He said the attacks involved nearly 500 drones and 40 missiles. At least two people were killed and dozens more injured, including two children, and heating was cut off to about a third of the Ukrainian capital.
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Russia's Defense Ministry said it shot down 111 Ukrainian drones on Saturday afternoon, many of them over Moscow. Ukrainian officials also reported clashes along the front lines. Zelensky was in Canada on Saturday, where he discussed peace negotiations with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and other European allies via video conference. Announcing $2.5 billion in economic aid for Ukraine's reconstruction, Carney said, "We have the conditions and the possibility for a just and lasting peace," but that it requires "Russia's willingness."
The Trump administration had previously drafted a 28-point peace proposal that offered significant concessions to Russia, which was heavily criticized by Ukraine and Europe. Ukrainian and U.S. delegations have met several times to advance a revised peace proposal. However, Moscow has not yet indicated that it is willing to sign the revised agreement.
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