Axios reported on December 26 that most elements of a US-Ukraine deal are agreed, including security guarantees based on NATO Article 5 for US Senate ratification, according to wartranslated in a post shared between 1:15:40 PM and 1:45:17 PM UTC. The main obstacle is Russia's demand to control all of Donbas, countered by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's insistence on equal Russian withdrawal and a referendum on territorial concessions. Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine's 20-point peace plan is 90% ready, with first drafts prepared and key issues like security guarantees to be discussed only at the leaders' level, as cited by wartranslated during the same 29-minute window. Ukraine's Air Force of the Armed Forces reported launches of KAB guided bombs towards Kharkiv Oblast from the north, while monitoring channel єРадар acoustically detected a BpLA in Rivne Oblast, both reported within the reporting period ending at 1:45 PM UTC. The developments follow confirmation earlier today by ABC News chief foreign correspondent Nick Schifrin, citing a Ukrainian official, that Zelenskyy will meet US President Donald Trump on Sunday to discuss the peace plan.
