US agrees security guarantees for Ukraine in peace talks, say officials

European leaders with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, centre left, US special envoys Steve Witkoff, centre right, and Jared Kushner, second right, at the chancellery in Berlin Picture: Markus Schreiber, Pool/AP

The US 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, US officials said.

The news follows the latest discussions with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Berlin.