Could this be the biggest nudge toward a postwar deal yet?
There is no official statement yet from the Kremlin confirming that Putin has formally agreed to such guarantees in a signed deal.
BREAKING: Putin willing to accept US security guarantees, says Ukraine, per The Sunday Times.
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Putin willing to accept US security guarantees, says Ukraine
It could signal the biggest breakthrough in ceasefire negotiations since the Russian invasion of 2022
“At the last talks, the Russian side said for example that they would accept the security guarantees offered to Ukraine by the United States,” said top aide Kyrylo Budanov in an interview aired on Ukrainian television.
U.S. President Donald Trump is urging Moscow and Kyiv to strike an agreement to end Europe’s biggest war since 1945, though Zelenskiy has complained that his country is facing more pressure to make concessions.