Zelenskiy Hints US Guarantees May Stand in Place of NATO Bid (1)

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signaled that Ukraine could accept security guarantees from the US and Europe as a way to prevent future Russian aggression, and substitute for its long-term goal of joining NATO.

Ukraine’s leader met at Germany’s Federal Chancellery in Berlin on Sunday with a US delegation led by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, along with several national security advisers from Europe.

A lot of progress was made during a meeting, which lasted more than five hours and included in-depth discussions about a 20-point peace plan, economic ...