What is in the 20-point peace proposal under discussion?

The pair will discuss a 20-point peace plan that could give Ukraine the security and territorial guarantees it needs to push for an end to the conflict with Russia.

But any agreement needs to be agreed by Moscow, who have not yet commented on many parts of the plan.

The Independent’s Maryam Zakir-Hussain has more below:

Nicole Wootton-Cane28 December 2025 00:00

Zelensky will hold talks with European leaders after Trump discussions

Volodymyr Zelensky has said he will hold talks with European leaders following his peace negotiations with Donald Trump on Sunday.

In a social media post, he shared pictures from a meeting with Canadian president Mark Carney and a number of other European leaders, adding he would update them all following crunch conversations with President Trump.

Nicole Wootton-Cane27 December 2025 23:45

Russian submarine spotted in British waters, defence sources say

Russian submarines are shadowing spy ships in British waters, according to reports in the Sunday Times.

It says defence sources have revealed that a submarine was found shadowing the Yantar, a Russian vessel officially described as a research ship, as it surveyed a gas pipeline linking Britain and Ireland last year.

It is understood to be one of several occasions where Russian submarines have been alongside the Yantar in British waters.

Nicole Wootton-Cane27 December 2025 23:34

Watch: Ukraine’s president Zelensky appears to wish death to Putin in Christmas message

Nicole Wootton-Cane27 December 2025 23:00

Key details about latest Ukraine peace deal – and the main hurdles Russia keeps putting in the way

It comes after months of back-and-forth discussions between Kyiv, Washington, Moscow, and Brussels, as world leaders attempt to broker a deal that would bring the nearly four-year conflict between Ukraine and Russia to an end.

But what are the hurdles standing in the way? James C. Reynolds reports:

Nicole Wootton-Cane27 December 2025 22:30

Editorial: Zelensky still has cards to play in Trump’s Ukraine poker game

Nicole Wootton-Cane27 December 2025 22:00

EU support for Ukraine 'will not falter', EU chief says

European Union support for Ukraine “will not falter”, an EU chief has said ahead of crucial peace talks between the US and Kyiv.

In a post on X, European Council president Antonio Costa wrote: “Together with European leaders I spoke with President @ZelenskyyUa, in order to coordinate ahead of tomorrow’s meeting with President Trump.

“The EU’s support for Ukraine will not falter. In war, in peace, in reconstruction.”

He added: “A strong and prosperous Ukraine in the EU is a core security guarantee.

“We continue to work for a robust and lasting peace for Ukraine, in close cooperation with our US partners.”

Nicole Wootton-Cane27 December 2025 21:30

Ukraine is leveraging its powerful – and cheap – new drone killers for air defence

Nicole Wootton-Cane27 December 2025 21:00

Zelensky open to withdrawing troops for demilitarised zone in Ukraine in new peace plan

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky says he would be willing to withdraw troops from the country’s eastern industrial heartland in an updated plan to end the war with Russia – if Moscow also pulled back from the area, creating a demilitarised zone.

As he prepares for a fresh round of peace talks with the US, Mr Zelensky said the Donbas region could become a “free economic zone”, but it was unclear how the fought-over area would be governed or developed.

The Independent’s Maryam Zakir-Hussain has more:

Nicole Wootton-Cane27 December 2025 20:30

In pictures: Kyiv buildings reduced to rubble by Russian strikes

Nicole Wootton-Cane27 December 2025 20:00