US EditionTrump says deal to end Ukraine war ‘closer than ever’ after Berlin talks
The U.S. and European leaders proposed NATO Article 5-like security guarantees and reconstruction plans, with 90% of issues reportedly resolved but territorial concessions remain unresolved.
- 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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Trump Says End to Russia-Ukraine War Closer Than Ever
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.
Defense expert Claudia Major takes a cautious view of the results of the Ukraine summit in Berlin. Progress has been made, but without Russia's intervention a peace remains unrealistic: "I consider a country-against-peace deal to be illusory.
In the Ukraine talks in Berlin, progress has been made, and Europeans are planning a peace force. But how realistic is an agreement?
US President Trump expressed satisfaction with the progress of the negotiations in Berlin. He said he had held "very good talks" with the Europeans and Zelenskyy. The biggest sticking point remains territorial concessions from Ukraine.
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