By — John Yang John Yang By — Kaisha Young Kaisha Young By — Andrew Corkery Andrew Corkery Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/what-to-know-about-the-u-s-ukraine-talks-and-proposal-to-end-russias-war Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said Sunday that they are closing in on a peace proposal aimed at ending the war with Russia. The two leaders met at Mar-a-Lago in Florida for talks that involved just the U.S. and Ukraine. John Yang speaks with Michael McFaul, who teaches at Stanford University and was U.S. ambassador to Russia in the Obama administration, to learn more. Listen to this Segment Watch Watch the Full Episode PBS NewsHour from Dec 28, 2025 By — John Yang John Yang John Yang is the anchor of PBS News Weekend and a correspondent for the PBS News Hour. He covered the first year of the Trump administration and is currently reporting on major national issues from Washington, DC, and across the country. @johnyangtv By — Kaisha Young Kaisha Young Kaisha Young is a general assignment producer at PBS News Weekend. By — Andrew Corkery Andrew Corkery Andrew Corkery is a national affairs producer at PBS News Weekend.