A Ukrainian soldier walks through frosted bushes at a position on a front line in Donetsk region

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Trump, Zelenskyy hail progress towards Russia-Ukraine peace deal

By Maziar Motamedi and Edna Mohamed

Published On 29 Dec 202529 Dec 2025

  • At least one person has been killed and five injured in Russian shelling of the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk in the Kyiv-controlled parts of the war-torn Donetsk region, according to the head of the region’s military administration.
  • It comes as US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed optimism that a peace deal is close following their talks in Florida, even as the thorny issue of territory remains outstanding.