Zelenskyy and Trump Meet in Florida Amid Intensifying Ukraine-Russia Conflict and Freezing Kyiv Conditions – 12/28/2025, 8:28:35 PM

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is meeting US President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Florida to discuss a peace plan for the Ukraine-Russia war, amid fresh Russian strikes on Kyiv that killed at least one to two people, injured dozens, and left residents without power or heating in freezing conditions.[1][2][3][4][5]

Zelenskyy traveled via Poland and Canada (meeting Prime Minister Mark Carney), emphasizing security guarantees, territorial issues, and pressuring Russia; he claims a peace agreement is 90% ready, though Trump stated Zelenskyy “doesn’t have anything.”[1][2][3] Russian forces downed numerous Ukrainian drones, including over Moscow, while Ukraine reported facing 48 Russian drones ahead of the talks.[1][5]

Thailand and Cambodia signed a ceasefire on Saturday to end border clashes, with Thailand agreeing to release 18 Cambodian soldiers after 72 hours if it holds; tensions date back over a century, following prior US-brokered truce in July that saw 48 deaths.[1]

Top diplomats met in China to solidify the deal.[5]

Other notable developments:
– Italian authorities arrested nine for allegedly funding Hamas via charities.[1]
– China sanctioned 20 US defense companies and 10 executives.[5]
– South Korea vows to end foreign adoptions.[5]
– Millions of Afghans face hunger due to aid cuts.[5]
– Algeria votes French colonization a crime.[5]
– US faces new storm with snow, ice, and rain after recent winter blast; search ongoing for missing 19-year-old Texas woman seen Christmas Eve.[2]
– Massive highway crash in snowy Japan kills 1, injures 26.[5]