Zelenskyy ‘doesn’t have anything until I approve it’, says Trump ahead of Florida meeting

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. 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 . Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday (December 26) that the Kremlin had already been in contact with U.S. representatives since Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev recently met with U.S. envoys in Florida. “It was agreed upon to continue the dialogue,” he said. Mr. Trump is engaged in a diplomatic push to end Russia’s all-out war, which began on Feb. 24, 2022, but his efforts have run into sharply conflicting demands by Moscow and Kyiv. Published - December 27, 2025 10:54 am IST

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