Trump to Play Peace Broker at Mar-a-Lago, Because Where Else?
KEY POINTS
- •President Trump will hold a key meeting with Ukrainian President Zelensky at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday to finalize a U.S. peace plan.
- •On Christmas Eve and thereafter, Trump advisers Witkoff and Kushner engaged with negotiators from Russia and Ukraine to push progress in tense talks.
- •The deal mostly agreed upon includes NATO-style security guarantees for Ukraine, but disputes persist over Donbas control and nuclear power plant management.
In what sounds like the plot of a bizarre political sitcom, President Trump is hosting Ukrainian President Zelensky at Mar-a-Lago this Sunday to clinch a U.S. peace plan. This summit follows an intense yet mysterious December meeting marathon involving Trump's pals Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner negotiating with negotiators from Russia and Ukraine — basically poker night, but for nuclear security. Zelensky appears optimistic, tweeting about 'Christmas understandings' after chats with Rustem Umerov and heavy Kremlin players like Putin's top aide Yuri Ushakov. Meanwhile, Ukrainian and U.S. officials promise security guarantees, with NATO's Article 5 proudly drafted for Senate snore-fests, while they haggle over who manages the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant — because what's a peace deal without leased power plants? The major hang-up remains Russia’s insistence on total Donbas control and complicated ceasefire lengths, as Ukraine wants a 60-day truce but Russia’s thinking short and sweet. All this while the White House continues perfecting its selective radio silence routine.
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Nothing says diplomatic breakthrough like a Christmas truce negotiation featuring Trump, Kushner, and a nuclear power plant management dispute at a Florida golf club.
Peace talks now hosted at Mar-a-Lago: because when you want an actual ceasefire, nothing beats discussing global security between palm trees and cocktails.
Ukraine, Russia, and their negotiating teams stumbled into Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s Florida holiday party; world peace or awkward small talk, you decide.
Source: Axios | Published: 12/26/2025 | Author: Barak Ravid
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