Trump and his envoys have been holding talks with both Ukraine and Russia in an effort to reach a deal to end the war which was started by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
There appears to have been some progress in recent days with Ukraine’s president praising the “good ideas” put forward by Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Kushner.
Zelensky said it had been an “active day” for his country’s diplomacy, as he went into details with the US envoys.
He conceded that there was still “work to be done on sensitive issues” but added that “together with the American team, we understand how to put all of this in place”.
Zelensky added that the Ukrainian negotiator, Rustem Umerov, would speak again to the two envoys soon.
The 20-point peace plan agreed by the US and Ukraine is seen as an update to a plan drafted by Witkoff and Russian negotiators weeks ago, which was widely seen as heavily geared towards Russia’s demands.
Describing the updated proposal on Wednesday, Zelensky had said it offered Russia the potential withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the east and the creation of a demilitarised zone in their place.
He said the plan now included security guarantees from the US, Nato and Europeans for a co-ordinated military response if Russia invaded Ukraine again.
On the key question of Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, Zelensky said a “free economic zone” was a potential option. Any area that Ukrainian troops pulled out of would have to be policed by Ukraine, he stressed.