Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday he plans to travel to Florida this weekend to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump as negotiators near agreement on ending the war with Russia.

Zelensky announced plans to meet face-to-face with Trump in a post on X.

Former Defense Minister "Rustem Umerov reported on his latest contacts with the American side," Zelensky wrote. "We are not losing a single day. We have agreed on a meeting at the highest level -- with President Trump in the near future. A lot can be decided before the New York."

CNN reported that Zelensky told reporters he couldn't say whether he'd leave the meeting with a deal in place. Negotiators will "finalize as much as we can," he said.

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