A U.S. official told reporters later that, under the deal being discussed in Berlin, Ukraine would receive security guarantees similar to those provided in Article 5 of the NATO treaty, which requires the alliance to come to the defence of any member that comes under attack.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte tried to curry favor with US President Donald Trump. All the other major member states also more or less courted Trump in 2025. He receives them at the White House with much fanfare,

The U.S. President is trying to impose a bad peace deal that alarms Kyiv and European allies, writes Luke McGee.

President Trump’s diplomacy-focused national security strategy—calling Europe “in civilizational decline” and restoring the Monroe Doctrine—is stirring concern among European leaders and complicating efforts to end the war in Ukraine as Zelenskyy pushes for continued support.

Britain readies troops and 30-nation coalition for Ukraine ceasefire enforcement as Trump pushes peace negotiations with Russia and European allies.

The new chief of Britain’s foreign intelligence service MI6 accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of deliberately prolonging negotiations to put an end to the war in Ukraine, in an assessment that complicates Trump’s efforts to broker a deal by year-end.

The president has yet to respond to the revised proposal, which suggests that both Russia and Ukraine would vacate a demilitarized zone in the Donbas.