Berlin makes progress towards an agreement on Ukraine.

The draft agreement discussed during the talks between the American and Kiev delegations includes "strong security guarantees" similar to NATO's Article 5 and Ukraine's accession to the Union , the White House said. Washington has a good chance of reaching an agreement, as "90% of the issues have been resolved."

But the proposal for a European-led “multinational force” supported by the United States to “lock down” Ukrainian territory also emerges.

However, the issue of Donbass remains, namely the eastern Ukrainian territories, which Moscow claims in their entirety. "The positions are still different, but we are working. Nevertheless, we will not recognize Donbass as Russian territory," Zelensky explained.

Meanwhile, as the EU continues to push for the use of Russian assets ahead of Thursday's summit, Rome is cautious. President Sergio Mattarella, however, condemns Moscow: "Russian aggression against Ukraine continues , resulting in casualties and widespread destruction, and with the aberrant intent, despite ongoing negotiating efforts, to violate the principle of refusing to forcefully redefine the balance of power and borders in Europe." For US President Donald Trump, however: "Things are going well, and we have never been so close to ending the war."

(Unioneonline)

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