"US President Donald Trump has said that an agreement to end Russia's war on Ukraine is closer than ever after key leaders held talks in Berlin, but several officials said that significant differences remain over territorial issues. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday that he had very long and very good talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the leaders of France, Germany, the United Kingdom and NATO."
"The high-level discussions, involving Zelenskyy, a US delegation led by envoy Steve Witkoff, Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and European leaders, took place in Berlin over two days amid mounting pressure from Washington for Kyiv to make concessions to Moscow to end one of Europe's deadliest conflicts since World War II. In a statement following the talks, European leaders said they and the US were committed to working together to provide robust security guarantees to Ukraine, including a European-led multinational force Ukraine supported by the US."
"They said the force's work would include operating inside Ukraine as well as assisting in rebuilding Ukraine's forces, securing its skies and supporting safer seas. They said that Ukrainian forces should remain at a peacetime level of 800,000. Two US officials, speaking to the Reuters news agency, described the proposed protections as Article 5-like, a reference to NATO's Article 5 mutual defence pledge."
European and US governments commit to work together to provide robust security guarantees for Ukraine, including a European-led multinational force supported by the United States. The proposed force would operate inside Ukraine, assist rebuilding Ukrainian forces, secure Ukrainian airspace, and support safer seas. Ukrainian forces are recommended to remain at a peacetime level of 800,000. High-level talks in Berlin involved Ukrainian delegations, US envoys including envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, and European leaders, and occurred over two days amid pressure from Washington for Kyiv to make concessions to Moscow. Proposed protections were described by officials as Article 5-like.
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