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U.S. ready to offer Ukraine legally binding NATO Article 5-style security guarantees

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is ready to provide Ukraine with security guarantees based on NATO’s Article 5 that would have legal force, Axios reported on Dec. 13, citing a senior U.S. official.

13 December 2025, 10:02 AM

U.S., EU, and Ukraine to meet in Paris to discuss Trump’s proposed peace plan

A high-level meeting between officials from the United States, Ukraine, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom will take place in Paris on Dec. 13 to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine, Axios reported on Dec. 11, citing sources.

11 December 2025, 05:45 PM

Trump envoys pushed Ukraine to surrender Donbas cities for peace

Russia is trying to secure Donbas at the negotiating table after failing to seize it since 2014, seeking control of a line of key defensive cities — Pokrovsk, Kostyantynivka, Druzhkivka, Kramatorsk and Slovyansk — known as Ukraine’s “belt of fortresses,” a goal U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly willing to trade away for peace, the Financial Times reported on Dec. 12.

11 December 2025, 03:55 PM

U.S. plan offers Ukraine access to $200B in frozen Russian assets, opens path to Russia’s return to global markets

The administration of President Donald Trump has handed its European partners a series of documents laying out a vision for rebuilding Ukraine and reintegrating Russia — the aggressor state — into the global economy, according to The Wall Street Journal.

11 December 2025, 11:57 AM

ISW: Kremlin rejects security guarantees, free elections, and Ukraine’s energy truce plan

Russia continues to signal it has no interest in easing attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, agreeing to peace terms that include real security guarantees, or allowing free elections unless it can ensure a pro-Russian outcome, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in their Dec. 10 report.

11 December 2025, 10:32 AM

Trump says Ukraine losing the war, but U.S. and EU officials strongly dispute the claim

Despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent claim that Ukraine is “losing” the war, American and European officials say they see no significant changes on the battlefield and dispute his characterization, CNN reported on Dec. 10.

10 December 2025, 11:45 AM

Trump officials deny pressuring Ukraine into accepting fast-track peace deal

Senior officials in U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration insist they are not pushing Ukraine into accepting a peace deal it doesn’t want, The Wall Street Journal reported on Dec. 10.

10 December 2025, 10:36 AM

Trump sees Ukraine war as ‘political burden,’ could quit peace push — U.S. officials

European officials are worried that U.S. President Donald Trump’s growing impatience with negotiations to end Russia’s war against Ukraine could prompt him to walk away from the peace process altogether, CNN reported on Dec. 10.

10 December 2025, 10:19 AM

Kremlin expects results from U.S.–Ukraine peace talks, presses for clarity on next steps

The Kremlin is awaiting updates on the progress and outcome of talks between the United States and Ukraine aimed at resolving Russia’s full-scale war, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to the state-run RIA Novosti news agency.

8 December 2025, 06:56 PM

Zelenskyy, EU leaders meet in London to assess U.S. peace proposal for Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met in London on Dec. 8 to discuss the U.S. peace plan, The Guardian reported.

8 December 2025, 06:03 PM

U.S. pushes Ukraine to cede territory as peace talks stall over land concessions

Territorial questions remain “the most problematic” issue in negotiations between Ukraine and the United States over a plan to halt Russia’s war against Ukraine, AFP reported on Dec. 8, citing an official familiar with the talks.

8 December 2025, 03:47 PM

Zelenskyy: No deal on Donbas as U.S. peace plan hits major roadblock

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said participants in negotiations over the U.S. peace plan have yet to reach agreement on the future of Donbas, the eastern region at the heart of Russia’s war against Ukraine, according to an interview with Bloomberg on Dec. 8.

8 December 2025, 03:28 PM

Umerov to hand-deliver revised U.S. peace plan to Zelenskyy due to wiretap concerns

National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov will personally deliver revisions to the U.S. peace plan to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Dec. 8, due to concerns about surveillance, RBC-Ukraine reported on Dec. 8, citing sources familiar with the matter.

8 December 2025, 12:31 PM

Zelenskyy to receive full U.S. negotiation report after Kyiv–Trump team talks

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will receive a full report on all aspects of Ukraine’s recent negotiations with the United States, Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov said on Dec. 8 following talks with representatives of U.S. President Donald Trump.

8 December 2025, 11:32 AM

Europe urges Zelenskyy: no Donbas withdrawal without firm U.S. guarantees

European leaders are pressing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy not to agree to any potential deal involving a withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the Donbas region unless it includes clear and reliable security guarantees from the United States, Bloomberg reported on Dec. 6, citing European officials.

7 December 2025, 02:48 PM

As support from Modi and Xi grows, Putin dismisses need for peace deal

Russia’s military gains, along with support from New Delhi and Beijing, mean Russian dictator Vladimir Putin sees no need to sign a peace agreement to end his war against Ukraine, Eastern Europe expert and columnist Mark Galeotti wrote in The Sunday Times on Dec. 7.

7 December 2025, 12:30 PM

Kellogg on ending the war: Donetsk Oblast and Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant are key sticking points

A peace agreement to end Russia’s war against Ukraine is “nearing the finish line,” but control over Donetsk Oblast and the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant remains unresolved, said U.S. presidential special representative Keith Kellogg.

7 December 2025, 10:13 AM

Zelenskyy holds call with Kushner, Vitkoff, top Ukrainian negotiators amid Trump peace plan push

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine and the United States agreed on next steps for peace talks after a lengthy Dec. 6 phone call with Trump envoy Stephen Vitkoff, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov, and Gen. Andrii Hnatov.

6 December 2025, 08:53 PM

U.S. and Ukraine agree on security framework, State Department says after Dec. 5 meeting

The U.S. State Department has released a press statement confirming that U.S. and Ukrainian officials reached an agreement on the outlines of a security framework during talks held on Dec. 5.

6 December 2025, 05:38 PM

Modi welcomes Putin with hugs, red carpet as Trump fumes over oil ties

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has stirred fresh tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump by pledging a steady supply of fuel to India during a state visit to New Delhi, The Independent reported on Dec. 6.

6 December 2025, 10:24 AM

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