Zelenskyy says U.S. security guarantees deal ready to be finalised with Trump

Ukraine’s ‍President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said ​on Thursday (January 8, 2026) the ‌bilateral ​security guarantees document between Kyiv and Washington was “essentially ready” to be finalised with ​U.S. President ⁠Donald Trump.

Mr. Zelenskyy said yesterday’s meetings of ​both ⁠countries’ representatives in Paris discussed “complex issues” from the framework ‌under discussion ‌to end the nearly ‍four-year war.

“We understand that the ‍American side will engage with Russia, and we expect feedback on whether the ⁠aggressor is genuinely willing to ​end the war,” Mr. ⁠Zelenskyy wrote on X.