Ukraine has agreed on key elements of a post-war reconstruction plan in talks with Jared Kushner and other top U.S. officials, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday (10 December), during ongoing peace efforts to reach a settlement in the nearly four-year war.
Zelenskyy said he had held talks focusing on an "economic document" at a meeting with Kushner, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink.
Proceeding with reconstruction of Ukraine has become a major element in discussions on a settlement, along with security guarantees and concerns over territory.
"The principles of the economic document are completely clear and we are fully aligned with the American side," Zelenskiy said.
"An important common principle is that for reconstruction to be of high quality and economic growth after this war to be tangible, real security must be at the core. When there is security, everything else is there too," Zelenskyy added.
Zelenskyy joined in the discussions by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, other Ukrainian officials and senior military officers, and said work was proceeding on the "fundamental document" of 20 points aimed at ending the war.
He said two other associated documents dealt with security guarantees and economic issues.
A key point in plans for the reconstruction of Ukraine has been the establishment of an investment fund for sectors including rare metals - sought by the United States, with Svyrydenko playing a key role in setting it up.
The leaders of Britain, France and Germany held a call on Wednesday with Trump to discuss Washington's latest peace efforts to end the war in Ukraine, in what they said was "a critical moment" in the process.
Kushner has emerged as a central figure in the process of negotiating a peace settlement between Ukraine and Russia.
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