A major shift in security talks came after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Ukraine will not join NATO but will still receive protection from Washington. The statement followed his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington,

Special U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff says Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed to allow the U.S. and Europe to offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO's collective defense mandate.

President Donald Trump on Sunday night declared that Kyiv would not be regaining Moscow-annexed Crimea, nor would it be allowed to join NATO.