U.S. President Donald Trump, ahead of an expected weekend meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, told Politico that the Ukrainian President "doesn't have anything until I approve it."
"He doesn't have anything until I approve it," Mr. Trump was quoted as saying in an interview published on Friday (December 26, 2025). "So we'll see what he's got." The Republican President believed he could have a productive meeting.
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Mr. Zelenskyy will discuss territorial issues, the main stumbling block in talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine, with Mr. Trump in Florida on Sunday (December 28, 2025).
The Ukrainian President on Friday said that he is hoping to agree on a peace framework with Mr. Trump.
