Andriy Yermak, the head of the Ukrainian President's Office, stated this in an interview with Axios.He said that U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators have reached consensus on most elements of a revised peace framework. However, the Ukrainian leader wants to personally negotiate the most contentious issue with Trump: how much territory Ukraine might have to concede to Moscow."I hope the visit of President Zelenskyy will take place as soon as possible, because it will help President Trump to continue his historical mission to end this war," Yermak said. He suggested that finalizing a joint U.S.-Ukrainian position would allow Trump to approach Russia with a unified front, telling Putin: "Look, this is confirmed and agreed, our position with the Ukrainians."A U.S. official confirmed discussions about a potential meeting this week or next, though no date has been set. Trump is scheduled to spend Thanksgiving at his Mar-a-Lago resort from Tuesday evening through Sunday, and Yermak indicated the holiday timing could carry symbolic weight.The negotiations have come a long way from the initial 28-point American proposal, which sparked fierce Ukrainian resistance by promising Russia more territory than it currently controls. That draft has since been dramatically overhauled into a 19-point plan that Yermak described as aligning with Ukraine's core interests.One significant breakthrough involves security guarantees from the United States and European allies. Yermak characterized the new language as "very solid" and said Ukraine expects these commitments to be legally binding, possibly through a formal treaty. The framework would reportedly obligate the U.S. and NATO to treat sustained Russian aggression against Ukraine as a threat to the entire transatlantic community.On NATO membership, Yermak acknowledged the reality that Ukraine won't join the alliance in the near term, though Kyiv won't abandon its constitutional commitment to eventual membership. "We are living in reality now. We are not in NATO," he said.The optimism represents a dramatic shift from just days ago, when Trump publicly pressured Zelenskyy to accept terms the Ukrainian president said would strip his country of its dignity. Yermak praised his American counterparts, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, for working to craft a more acceptable agreement.But Russia has signaled potential resistance to the changes. Foreign Secretary Sergei Lavrov warned Tuesday that Moscow's response "will be fundamentally different" if the revised plan departs from understandings reached between Trump and Vladimir Putin.Yermak pointed to overnight Russian missile strikes on Kyiv as evidence that Moscow isn't yet committed to peace. Still, he expressed hope that once the U.S. and Ukraine finalize their joint position, Trump's engagement with Putin could bring the war to a close.The negotiations unfold amid a major corruption scandal roiling Zelenskyy's administration, with opposition figures calling for Yermak's resignation despite him not being directly implicated. Yermak defended the government's anti-corruption efforts and insisted his focus remains on ending the war.