Ukraine drops NATO goal as peace talks in Berlin extend into second day
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered to drop Ukraine's aspirations to join the NATO military alliance as he held hours of talks with U.S. envoys in Berlin on Sunday to end the war with Russia, with negotiations ‌set to continue on Monday. No more details were immediately available of the meetings between…
US offers Ukraine 'strong' security guarantees but territory still unresolved
While US officials talked up progress in Berlin, there was little detail on how the issue of Ukraine's sovereignty would be resolved.
US officials say Washington has agreed to give Ukraine security guarantees in peace talks
The U.S. has agreed to provide unspecified security guarantees to Ukraine as part of a peace deal to end Russia's nearly four-year war, and more talks are likely this weekend, U.S. officials said Monday following the latest discussions with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Berlin. The officials said talks with President Donald Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, led to narrowing differences on security guarantees that Kyiv said must be provided, as well as on Moscow’s demand that Ukraine concede land in the Donbas region in the country’s east.
Ukraine open to dropping NATO bid for western security guarantees: Zelenskyy
Kyiv: Ukraine has signalled that it may be willing to give up its long-standing goal of joining NATO if it receives firm security guarantees from Western
Zelenskyy: US considers giving Ukraine security guarantees corresponding to NATO Article 5 – POLITICO
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also hailed a ‘really big step forward.’
US, Ukraine To Hold High-Stakes Berlin Peace Talks After Zelenskyy's Defiant Frontline Visit
US and Ukrainian negotiators will again meet for high-stakes peace talks -- this time in Berlin -- as disagreements persist over territorial control and security guarantees and as Russia intensifies attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure sites.
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