European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Finnish President Alexander Stubb reported good progress during a joint call with U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and several European leaders discussing peace negotiations following their bilateral meeting at Mar-a-Lago in Miami on December 28, according to X posts published over the past 59 minutes. Von der Leyen stated the call addressed the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting that day on peace negotiations, noting Europe is ready to work with Ukraine and U.S. partners on ironclad security guarantees from day one, in an X post between 9:45 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. UTC. Stubb confirmed the over one-hour call included leaders such as French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, and others, focusing on concrete steps toward a just and lasting peace. During a press interaction after the bilateral talks, Trump stated to Zelenskyy regarding the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, "They have 5,000 people in that plant. Can you believe it? I learned that today," according to X posts from the same period. Trump added that Zelenskyy remarked, "This place is gorgeous!" about Mar-a-Lago, and quoted Zelenskyy as ready to visit the White House. Trump further stated, "Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed," and that Russian President Vladimir Putin was generous toward Ukraine, including supplying energy and electricity at low prices, per X posts published over the past hour. These remarks follow the joint call, which a prior report indicated concluded between 8:45 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. UTC, according to DW News.
