US EditionZelenskyy and US envoys to push on with Ukraine talks in Berlin on Monday
Zelensky met with US envoys and European leaders to discuss a 20-point peace proposal including security guarantees and territorial issues amid ongoing conflict with Russia.
- On Dec. 15, talks in Berlin will continue to finalise a peace plan after Volodymyr Zelenskyy met U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and was hosted by Friedrich Merz.
- Zelenskyy is seeking legally binding 'Article 5-like' guarantees as part of the talks, which aim to secure NATO-like bilateral guarantees while resolving territorial and force-size questions after Kyiv recently sent a revised U.S. proposal.
- U.S. readouts said substantial progress was made after Sunday's discussions, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted `We began our meeting` with photos of his delegation and U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff alongside EUCOM commander Alexus Grynkewich.
- Relinquishing its NATO bid, Volodymyr Zelenskyy accepted a major political shift ahead of talks as European allies consider using frozen Russian sovereign assets to support Kyiv; the Kremlin signaled strong objections.
- Despite talks, Moscow's demand that Kyiv cede Donetsk keeps territorial issues unresolved, while Russian forces and drones launched fresh strikes during negotiations.
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The leaders of the main European states and the European Union met in Berlin to discuss the following steps in Ukraine's support, in the context of the security negotiations and a possible peace agreement.
Berlin, Germany. Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski declared on Monday that talks with Donald Trump's emissaries in Berlin, who seek to end the war with Russia, “were not easy” but that they achieved “real advances” in terms of security guarantees. Zelenski met for the second day in a row with the special envoy of the US President, Steve Witkoff, and his son-in-law Jared Kushner, to try to end the war begun in February 2022 with the Russian …
During the Ukraine consultations, the Federal Chancellor observes a "positive dynamic". According to this, the US could be prepared to provide comprehensive security guarantees for Ukraine.
In Berlin, a Ukrainian delegation met with US representatives. Details are not known.
Decisive talks: Berlin has become the scene of high-level Ukraine negotiations. Merz welcomed Witkoff, Selenskyj and many other international government representatives. Will the road be paved for an end to the Ukraine war?
Zelensky held talks with Steve Witkoff in Berlin about ending the war, but there is no agreement on substantive issues between Ukraine and the European states supporting the country, as well as the Americans, who represent a plan that aligns with the Kremlin's interests.
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