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.

A fleeting moment outside a Berlin hotel captured the uncertainty surrounding high-stakes Ukraine peace talks. Finland’s President Alexander Stubb was seen leaving without comment as U.S., Ukrainian and European delegations entered a crucial second day of negotiations.

UKRAINE is willing to drop its Nato ambitions as Zelensky makes another huge concession for peace amid mounting pressure from the White House to end the war. In return for Kyiv giving up its Nato

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The Kremlin has described Ukraine's push to join NATO as one of the "root causes" of the conflict. Russia sees an expanding NATO as a major security threat. But NATO's expansion into the Baltics and other post-Soviet states is driven by a fear that Moscow would one day invade and try to fold them back under its control—as seen in Ukraine.

The force would be part of “robust security guarantees” for Ukraine from the US and European powers. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Ukraine is prepared to drop its bid to join NATO in exchange for legally binding security guarantees, President Volodymyr Zelensky said ahead of a key Berlin peace summit, according to media reports.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday voiced readiness to drop his country’s bid to join Nato in exchange for Western security guar.

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