Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and about 30 other countries are expected to approve plans to create a compensation body for damages caused by the Russian invasion

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday voiced readiness to drop his country’s bid to join NATO in exchange for Western security guarantees.

Russian officials reacted coolly to reports of progress in US-European negotiations to end Moscow's all-out war on Ukraine, as the United States reportedly offered NATO-style security guarantees for Kyiv.

Zelenskyy made the remarks to journalists after talks in Berlin, according to the newspaper. It remains unclear whether Washington would agree to such guarantees and, if so, how the United States and its allies would persuade Moscow to accept them as part of a broader settlement.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed readiness to abandon Ukraine's NATO membership bid if strong Western security guarantees are offered. However, he has firmly rejected any territorial compromise with Russia as peace talks begin in Berlin.

We are talking about bilateral security guarantees between Ukraine and the United States,” as well as other guarantees, Zelenskyy said, according to an FT report.

The issue of monitoring during a ceasefire must be part of security guarantees. The question of a military presence along the line of demarcation is still under discussion, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

The U.S. has agreed to provide unspecified security guarantees to Ukraine as part of a peace deal to end Russia’s nearly four-year war, and more talks are likely this weekend, U.S. officials said