🚨BREAKING: 🇷🇺Russia-🇺🇦Ukraine War Update (Refreshed as of December 17, 2025)
US envoys (including Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner) offered Ukraine NATO-style (Article 5-like) security guarantees as part of a potential peace deal, in exchange for Kyiv dropping its NATO membership bid.
These include: a European-led multinational force in Ukraine, US support for airspace/maritime security, strengthening Ukrainian forces, ceasefire monitoring, and early warning systems.
US officials stressed the offer is time-limited – "not on the table forever" – aiming for a deal outline before or around Christmas (Dec 25, 2025). No strict deadline was given to Ukraine, but pressure is on for quick decisions.
Talks in Berlin (Dec 15) showed progress on security aspects, but major sticking points remain: territorial concessions (e.g., Donbas, Crimea), with Zelenskyy firmly rejecting ceding land.
Zelenskyy called the guarantees "substantial" but wary; European leaders welcomed them but doubt effectiveness without full NATO membership.
Proposals were to be presented to Russia soon after; Moscow has not publicly accepted, and Putin rejected a Christmas truce idea.
As of Dec 17, no final agreement – negotiations ongoing, with Zelenskyy expressing cautious optimism but preparing for continued fighting if needed.
This is a fast-moving story; Russia views it skeptically, insisting on its demands (e.g., no NATO for Ukraine).
Here are relevant images from recent news coverage of the talks, security proposal.
