Talks between US and Ukrainian negotiators over a proposed peace deal with Russia ended in Miami this weekend, with few new developments and lingering questions over security guarantees and territorial issues,

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky held a call on Saturday with US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, and is expected to meet French, British and German leaders on Monday in London.

The Irish government is expected to approve an extra €125m (£110m) in support for Ukraine in a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning. It comes after the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Dublin in the Republic of Ireland for an official one-day visit.

The gaps between Kyiv and Moscow remain too explicit, and their reasons for obstinacy too drenched in sacrifice, anxiety and blood.

Starmer to meet Zelensky as Ukraine peace talks continue - Ukraine and its European allies are expected to demand robust security guarantees from the US

Andriy Yermak had ensured internal discipline in Ukraine’s wartime politics. He also led the country’s peace negotiations, which now must go on without him.

EADaily, December 8th, 2025. The United States actually took the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, out of the negotiations due to the fact that he had lost his political influence, and his entourage was mired in corruption.

Cabinet minister Pat McFadden said Ukraine’s security and self-determination would be ‘at the heart’ of the leaders’ discussions.