9 d. ago Merz Frustrated With Ukraine Talks as Europe Seeks Sanctions

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz voiced exasperation that Europe lacks the clout to force Russia to end its war in Ukraine after the US continued to stall on providing security guarantees or agree on sanctions.

Economics

2 w. ago ‘Very, very hard’ work underway to end war in Ukraine, Trump envoy says

Officials are 'hoping to get to a position where, in the near term, we have, with a lack of a better term, security guarantees for Ukraine, U.S. special envoy Keith Kellogg said.

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2 w. ago In Kyiv, Carney not ruling out Canadian troops in Ukraine if peace deal reached

PM said Canada doesn't think it is 'realistic' that Ukraine's military alone would be enough for a security guarantee

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3 w. ago NATO defence chiefs hold a virtual meeting on security guarantees for Ukraine

BRUSSELS — NATO defence chiefs were due to hold a virtual meeting Wednesday, a senior alliance official said, as Western countries pushing for an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine devise possible future security guarantees for Kyiv that could help forge a peace agreement. Italian Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, the chair of NATO’s Military Committee, […]

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3 w. ago NATO defence chiefs to virtually meet to talk Ukraine security guarantees

Kyiv’s European allies are looking to set up a force that could backstop any peace agreement, and a coalition of 30 countries have signed up to support the initiative.

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3 w. ago Kelly McParland: Oval office slapstick brings Ukraine no closer to peace

Even if Ukraine does receive a pledge of security guarantees, Europe would do well to gird for the worst

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3 w. ago Anand says Trump talks could be opportunity to enact Ukraine security plan

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Donald Trump’s talks with Russia and Ukraine could provide the opening for Ottawa and its peers to put plans into action to secure Kyiv’s future. Anand says Canada and its peers have been talking about “stable security guarantees” for Ukraine for more than two years. She says […]

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3 w. ago Ukraine hopeful Canada will ‘actively’ be part of future security guarantee

Prime Minister Mark Carney and other senior officials say they will play a role in security guarantees for Ukraine, but what that involves remains an open question.

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3 w. ago Adam Zivo: Zelenskyy meeting with Trump a resounding success

U.S. says it will back NATO-style security guarantees for Ukraine

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3 w. ago European leaders to join Ukraine’s Zelenskyy for meeting with Trump

European and NATO leaders will join Zelenskyy in Washington Monday for talks with Trump on ending the war in Ukraine, with NATO-style security guarantees on the table.

Politics

3 w. ago U.S., Russia agreed on Ukraine security pledges, Witkoff says

(Bloomberg) — Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin agreed at their summit in Alaska last week that the US would be able to offer Ukraine security guarantees, according to Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy. “We got to an agreement that the US and other nations could effectively offer Article 5-like language to Ukraine,” Witkoff said on […]

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3 w. ago US envoy says Putin agreed to security protections for Ukraine as part of Trump summit

Putin has agreed to let the U.S. and EU offer Ukraine NATO-style security guarantees, U.S. envoy says, calling it a major step toward a possible peace deal.

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