Stubb, Zelenskyy discuss Ukraine peace plan over phone

President Alexander Stubb and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday held a telephone conversation and discussed about the Ukraine´s preparation for the peace talks with United States, said the Ukrainian President Office in a press release. “Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Alexander Stubb updated each other on their contacts with partners. Ukraine is preparing for meetings and negotiations in the United States, and as of today, the Ukrainian and American negotiating teams have made significant progress,” said the President Office of Ukraine. It said that much has been accomplished in drafting the necessary security guarantees, the recovery and economic development plan, as well as the 20-point framework document. “The Presidents of Ukraine and Finland share the view that the intensity of this work is truly helping, and that not a single day or hour can be lost,” it added. “Alex and I share the view that the intensity of work truly helps, and not a single day, not a single hour can be lost. Even now, when so many countries and leaders are celebrating Christmas and preparing for the New Year, we are working at full capacity to protect lives and advance diplomacy,” Zelenskyy wrote in post on his social media platform X, which was also shared by Stubb. Alongside preparations for a highest-level meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Zelenskyy held six separate phone calls with Stubb, Prime Minister of Estonia Kristen Michal, Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen, Federal Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, the press release added.