But Ukraine’s leader griped that overall, the negotiations aimed at ending Kremlin’s deadly aggression aren’t about giving his people a “fair” deal.

Peace talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff concluded after five hours in Berlin. The negotiations, which also involved German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, are scheduled to resume on Monday morning.

Ukraine has relinquished its ambition of joining the NATO military alliance in exchange for Western security guarantees as a compromise to end the war with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky said ahead of talks with U.S. envoys in Berlin.

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Ukraine is not currently part of Nato, but Zelensky has consistently called for his country to be welcomed into the alliance.

EADaily, December 14th, 2025. The head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, made it clear that Kiev, as a compromise in the framework of the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, may refuse to join NATO.