Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reaffirmed his willingness to engage in dialogue ahead of talks with Europeans and Americans scheduled for today, Sunday, and tomorrow, Monday, in Germany, which seek a diplomatic solution to the war in Ukraine. “The summit in Berlin is important,” Zelensky declared during an online press conference, specifying that talks were scheduled in the German capital “today and tomorrow.” “Today we have a Ukrainian-American day in Berlin,” he explained, referring to the planned meetings in the German capital between the Ukrainian negotiating team, headed by the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Rustem Umerov, and the US envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. Zelensky indicated before departing for Berlin that, in addition to meeting with the envoys of US President Donald Trump, he would meet separately with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and probably in the afternoon “with some other European leaders.” Russia rejects changes to the peace plan. He added that he has not yet received a response from the United States to the latest version of the proposed plan to end the conflict, modified this week by Kyiv and its European allies. later he sent to Washington. Days earlier, Trump had criticized him for not having read the proposal. "No, I haven't received a response from the United States yet. I've heard several messages through my negotiating team, but I've received all the signals and I'll be ready for the dialogue that will begin now" in Berlin, the Ukrainian president stated. The Kremlin, however, rejected in advance any modifications that Ukrainians and Europeans might have introduced to the US peace plan. “If the corresponding modifications are made, we will have very strong objections,” Yuri Ushakov, the Kremlin's international policy advisor, told Russian state television.

Zelensky insists on receiving security guarantees

The Ukrainian president reiterated that Kyiv wants security guarantees from its European allies and Washington to deter Russia from attacking it again in the event of a ceasefire. “We are considering a 20-point framework plan,culminating in a ceasefire (…) we want to ensure that the war is not repeated,” he declared.

He specified that the “bilateral security discussions” are currently considering a mechanism inspired by NATO Article 5 (which provides for the mutual protection of member states), without Ukraine's formal accession to the Atlantic Alliance.

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