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.

The US said it had offered strong, NATO-like security guarantees to Ukraine and voiced confidence that Russia would accept. However, Volodymyr Zelensky said that differences remain on the question of what territories Ukraine would have to cede to Russia.

Ukraine’s president met with U.S. negotiators about plans to end the war with Russia. He said he would give up hopes of joining NATO in exchange for security guarantees.

President Volodymyr Zelensky described today's talks with the American delegation as difficult but productive. — Ukrinform.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky came up with a simple and effective way to combat Russian President Vladimir Putin's claims that Ukrainian troops in Kupiansk were surrounded -- show up in person and post selfies.

The Ukrainian president wants to take a constructive approach to the White House proposal without losing credibility with his people.

Zelensky said on Sunday he was already in Berlin ahead of talks with a U.S. delegation on Monday. Axios reported on Friday he would meet with President Donald Trump's Russia envoy, Steve Witkoff, and the president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, in Germany.

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.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sees progress following negotiations with US representatives over a peace plan for his country, but he said a number of difficult questions remain. He said during a press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin that it is known that Moscow is demanding that Ukraine give up territory,

President Zelensky suggested that Ukrainians would be allowed to vote on whether to hand over the Donbas region that Russia has repeatedly demanded as a way to secure an end to the war.