The United States offered NATO-style security guarantees to Ukraine as negotiators reported progress Monday in talks to end Russia’s war, though a deal on territorial concessions remained elusive.
Envoys sent by U.S. President Donald Trump made the unprecedented offer at talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Berlin, U.S. officials said, but warned such a deal would not be on the table forever.
The talks in the German capital have sparked some optimism from European leaders on a path to end Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II. However, Moscow has yet to agree to any of the changes discussed in Germany and has not indicated any willingness to do so.
"We're trying to get it done," Trump said of an agreement to end the war, speaking at the White House after he called into a dinner involving the key officials in Berlin.
"We had numerous conversations with President (Vladimir) Putin of Russia, and I think we're closer now than we have been ever and we'll see what we can do," Trump added.
