US EditionTrump says deal to end Ukraine war ‘closer than ever’ after Berlin talks
U.S.-crafted peace plan offers NATO Article 5-like security guarantees and reconstruction efforts while territorial disputes remain unresolved, officials said.
- On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump said, 'We had numerous conversations with President Putin of Russia, and I think we're closer now than we have been ever and we'll see what we can do' after talks in Berlin, Germany.
- The U.S.-authored plan includes NATO Article 5-like guarantees plus reconstruction efforts and deterrence measures, aiming to exchange security assurances for legal and material guarantees, officials said.
- After nearly eight hours of negotiations, a U.S. official said negotiators drafted a three-page territorial document and likely resolved about 90% of issues, nearing a 50-50 split of the Zaporizhzhia power plant.
- Territorial questions persist, with territorial concessions unresolved and officials saying only Ukraine can decide on land swaps, while U.S. officials warned that NATO guarantees likely need U.S. Senate approval, which President Trump supports.
- More meetings are expected next weekend in Miami as working groups follow up on Berlin talks; European leaders pledged a European-led multinational force inside Ukraine supported by the U.S., including rebuilding plans.
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The United States has just concluded two days of talks in Berlin with Ukrainian and European negotiators, followed by more discussions between leaders in Europe, all with positive signs of a possible peace agreement.
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President Donald Trump on Monday described an end to the war in Ukraine as closer than ever, with American officials earlier in the day suggesting beefed-up security guarantees for Kyiv had advanced the peace talks - but that the US offer would not be on the table forever.
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