(Front row from left) Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, US President’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (back row from left) Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, NATO Secretary-General Mark poses for a family photo at the Prime Minister’s Office in Berlin, December 15, 2025. Mr. Rutte, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schuch, and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. They are meeting to discuss ways to end the violent war between Russia and Ukraine. Kay Nietfeld/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
WASHINGTON – Significant progress was made over the weekend in peace talks aimed at ending the war between Russia and Ukraine, senior U.S. officials said Monday.
Officials told reporters in a phone call that the talks resulted in the strongest possible package, including significant progress on Ukraine’s “robust” security, as well as NATO Article 5 protections.
