Zelenskyy met with Trump in his Mar-a-Lago resort, but at the end of the day neither side provided detail on how the remaining disputes would be resolved. (Photo: Andrii Sybiha)

Trump and Zelenskyy trade warm words, but no peace deal in sight

EU & the World

by Wester van Gaal, Amsterdam,

Talks between US president Donald Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort produced warm words but little concrete movement towards ending the war, which is now approaching its fifth year.

After several hours of talks on Sunday (28 December), both men struck a positive tone. Trump called the discussions “excellent” and sai...

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Author Bio

Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

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Zelenskyy met with Trump in his Mar-a-Lago resort, but at the end of the day neither side provided detail on how the remaining disputes would be resolved. (Photo: Andrii Sybiha)