Zelensky says Ukraine and Europe will revise peace plan

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on December 8 that national security advisers from Ukraine and European countries will work together to revise the latest draft peace plan to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Xinhua news agency reported.

According to President Zelensky, the plan will be ready around the evening of December 9. "We will review it and send it to the United States," President Zelensky said.

From left: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron hold talks at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, December 8, 2025. Photo: Xinhua News.

The Ukrainian leader added that the plan had been reduced to 20 points, with overtly unfavorable provisions removed, but no compromise on the territorial issue had been found.

President Zelensky stressed the importance of the plan's provisions regarding funding for Ukraine's reconstruction and security.

"The strongest security guarantees we can get are from the United States. Of course, if they are... not empty promises, but legally binding commitments - approved by the US Congress ," he said.

Earlier in the day, President Zelensky met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in London to discuss diplomatic efforts and support for Ukraine.

Rustem Umerov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine and Ukraine's top peace negotiator, presented Zelensky with the peace plan drafted by the US and Ukrainian delegations during their previous meetings in Miami, Florida, USA.

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