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19 August 2025
Germany is actively working on developing reliable security guarantees for Ukraine, but its contribution has not yet been determined—it will depend on the progress of peace talks and the possible contribution of the US, and will be coordinated with its closest partners.
Next week, EU defense and foreign ministers are set to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine and the intensification of sanctions against Russia, while reiterating that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin cannot be trusted.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that his administration is working to organize direct talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, aimed at reaching an agreement to end the war.
President Volodymyr Zelensky held a conversation with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, during which the two leaders discussed joint efforts with international partners to secure robust security guarantees for Ukraine. They also agreed to meet in person in the near future.
President Volodymyr Zelensky had a conversation with European Council President António Costa, focusing on several key issues: the outcomes of recent negotiations in Washington, the development of the EU’s new sanctions package against Russia, and the opening of negotiation clusters.
Coalition of the Willing planning teams will meet with their U.S. counterparts in the coming days to further strengthen plans to deliver robust security guarantees for Ukraine and prepare for the deployment of a reassurance force if the hostilities end.
The United States is prepared to support European partners in implementing security guarantees for Ukraine by providing assistance in the air.
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said that his government will consider Tokyo's possible participation in providing security guarantees for Ukraine.
French President Emmanuel Macron has said the next two weeks will be "critical" for defining security guarantees for Ukraine following high-stakes peace talks on Monday.
The upcoming meeting between the leaders of Ukraine, the US, and Russia could lead to a breakthrough on the path to peace.
Ukraine is already working on the specific content of security guarantees following talks in Washington with the US President and European leaders.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin may meet within the next two weeks.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for mentioning the Ukrainian children abducted by Russia, saying that as a mother and grandmother she wants every child to be returned to Ukraine and reunited with their families.
The idea of a meeting between the leaders of Ukraine, the United States, and Russia should be followed by a quadrilateral format involving European countries, according to French President Emmanuel Macron.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukraine expects to receive written security guarantees from its partners by the middle of next week.
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed that he called Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Monday following talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that both bilateral and trilateral meetings between the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, and the United States should be held without any preconditions, including a ceasefire.
Specific points of future security guarantees, which should become a real mechanism for deterring Russia, are being developed at the level of national security advisors of Ukraine and partner countries.
18 August 2025
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for his willingness to participate in providing security guarantees for Ukraine.
Italy supports U.S. efforts toward peace, remains on Ukraine’s side, and advocates for providing security guarantees to Ukraine modeled on NATO’s Article 5 principle.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the main topics of his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump were security guarantees for Ukraine, as well as the return of prisoners of war and abducted children.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressed hope that today's meeting in Washington would result in “a historic step” toward ensuring the security of Ukraine and Europe as a whole.
The anticipated trilateral meeting between the leaders of Ukraine, the United States, and Russia should result in at least a ceasefire agreement.
Ahead of the expanded meeting with the participation of European leaders at the White House, President Volodymyr Zelensky described his bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump as the best one they’ve had.
An expanded meeting has begun at the White House, bringing together the presidents of the United States and Ukraine along with top European leaders who have arrived in Washington to discuss ways to end the war in Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed hope that U.S. and European leaders will help find a diplomatic solution to end the war in Ukraine, adding that he expects a trilateral meeting involving the leaders of Ukraine, the United States, and Russia.
During a meeting at the White House, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky presented U.S. President Donald Trump a letter from the Ukrainian First Lady intended for Melania Trump.
U.S. President Donald Trump has said that the Russian-Ukrainian war must come to an end, adding that Russian leader Vladimir Putin also wants it to stop.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for his efforts to stop the killing and bring an end to the war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he and the leaders of Finland, the United Kingdom, Italy, the European Commission, and NATO Secretary General coordinated positions ahead of their meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.