Special U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff says Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed to allow the U.S. and Europe to offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO's collective defense mandate.

The leaders of the UK, France and Germany will accompany Ukraine's president for crunch talks on ending Russia's war against Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump said that his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy can decide to end the war ‘almost immediately’ as he maintained that Crimea and Nato membership are ‘off the table’

The E3 letter follows months of diplomatic stalemate, particularly after a 12-day war between Iran and Israel in June.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed at his summit with President Donald Trump that the United States and its European allies could offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO’s collective defense mandate as part of an eventual deal to end the war,

EADaily, August 18th, 2025. The United States expects Ukraine to become a major supplier of weapons to European states with an increase in their defense spending, said US Permanent Representative to NATO Matthew Whitaker in an interview with Fox News.

In the Trump-brokered agreement for NATO to increase its defense spending, 'defense-related' projects take on a new definition.

The NATO-style security guarantees could be a key topic of discussion as Zelenskyy meets Trump at the White House on Monday. , World News, Times Now