At their Alaska summit, Trump and Putin discussed a peace framework in which Russia would return small occupied areas of Ukraine in exchange for Kyiv ceding larger eastern territories, halting Nato ambitions,

Trump spoke directly with Zelenskyy and European leaders early Saturday about the U.S. potentially joining a NATO-style security guarantee for Ukraine as part of a deal with Russia, according to two senior administration officials and three sources familiar with the discussions.

Ukraine must have reliable security guarantees to effectively defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the statement published on the European Commission’s website read. “We welcome President Trump’s statement that the United States is prepared to offer such guarantees.

European leader ‘to join Zelensky for Trump meeting’ after Putin asks for Donbas surrender - Ukraine says its troops have advanced up to 1.2 miles, repelling Russian forces on the northern Sumy front

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held calls on Saturday with his Turkish and Hungarian counterparts, the Russian foreign ministry said, hours after a summit between the U.S. and Russian presidents yielded no deal on ending the war in Ukraine.

Ukraine has previously acknowledged improvements that Russia has made to increase the maneuverability of its ballistic missiles, but the report marks a concerning assessment for the Patriot air defenses that the US and many of its allies and partners also rely on for missile defense.

Russia wants to include the topic of a reduction of NATO troops presence in any conversations about the future of Ukraine, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told reporters on Wednesday.