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Diplomatic talks in Berlin advanced despite key disputes over Donetsk control and NATO membership, as Ukraine’s Air Force shot down 133 of 153 Russian drones overnight.
- On Monday, a round of talks in Berlin between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, U.S. special envoys, including Steve Witkoff, and European leaders concluded, aiming to end Russia's nearly four-year war.
- Negotiators focused on the status of Donetsk as control of the region remains a central obstacle, while Zelenskyy showed willingness to drop NATO if the U.S. government offers binding guarantees, but the Kremlin demanded Ukraine renounce NATO membership and Kyiv rejected ceding territory.
- U.S. envoys and advisers attended, including Steve Witkoff, U.S. special envoy, and Jared Kushner, adviser and White House relative, with Sunday’s negotiations running five hours plus roughly 90 minutes, and the U.S. government posting that 'a lot of progress was made'.
- The Kremlin said it expects updates from the U.S. side on Monday, Dmitry Peskov called setting a peace timetable a 'thankless task,' and Zelenskyy stressed guarantees must be backed by the U.S. Congress.
- Meanwhile, Russia's military forces fired 153 drones overnight Sunday into Monday, with Ukraine's Air Force neutralizing 133 and 17 hitting targets; 18 drones were shot down over Moscow, halting flights at Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports.
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