Kyiv has consistently said NATO membership is the best way to secure these guarantees. The alliance itself has said Kyiv is on the path to membership, while Russia has pushed back in peace talks and called for Ukraine to be neutral.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed willingness to drop Ukraine's NATO aspirations in exchange for Western security guarantees. But he rejected the U.S. push for ceding territory to Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that his country may give up its dream of joining NATO, at least temporarily, for an end to the war and security guarantees.

But Ukraine’s leader griped that overall, the negotiations aimed at ending Kremlin’s deadly aggression aren’t about giving his people a “fair” deal.

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Ukraine's president says territory and control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power remain unresolved issues in a peace plan.

The United States has a plan for Ukrainian troops to withdraw from Donetsk province and the creation of a economic zone off limits to Russian forces.

In an interview with Politico, President Trump again pressed Zelensky to accept the U.S. proposal that Ukraine cede territory to Russia, arguing that Moscow retains the 'upper hand.'

Ukraine says it counterattacked in Kupyansk, a city whose capture Russia touted almost a month ago.

EADaily, December 15th, 2025. Vladimir Zelensky will have to answer questions about what was not implemented at the Ukraine after the promises made to the Polish side. This was stated by Polish President Karol Nawrocki in an interview with Wirtualna Polska.