"Foreign and security policy adviser Guenter Sautter, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Rustem Umerov, facing the US delegation, among them US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner (back row C) and US special envoy Steve Witkoff (back row 2ndR) at the start of their meeting in a conference room in the Chancellery in Berlin yesterday."
"Once the talks with the US are concluded, the mini-summit will bring together Britain's Keir Starmer, Denmark's Mette Frederiksen, Finland's Alexander Stubb, Norway's Jonas Gahr Stre, the Netherlands's Dick Schoof, Poland's Donald Tusk, Sweden's Ulf Kristersson, as well as top EU and Nato officials. Europe's Trump whisperer and his occasional golf partner, Finland's Stubb, told journalists on Sunday that we're probably closer to a peace agreement than we have been at any time during these four years."
"US envoy Steve Witkoff also said that a lot of progress was made during the Sunday talks. But some key questions still remain and are believed to do with Ukrainian territorial concessions in the contested east, and crucial security guarantees to avoid a third aggression from Russia. Moscow has been publicly dismissive of any calls put forward by Ukraine's European partners so far."
Ukraine and US talks resumed in Berlin following five hours of negotiations, with European leaders joining President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to demonstrate solidarity with Kyiv. German and Ukrainian officials met the US delegation that included Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve Witkoff. A mini-summit will convene leaders from Britain, Denmark, Finland, Norway, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden alongside senior EU and NATO officials. Finnish envoy Alexander Stubb said prospects for a peace agreement are closer than at any time in four years. US envoy Steve Witkoff reported substantial progress, while unresolved issues include potential Ukrainian territorial concessions and security guarantees to deter further Russian aggression.
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