American officials on Monday described significant progress in talks to bring Russia’s war in Ukraine to an end, suggesting beefed-up security guarantees for Kyiv had advanced the peace talks — but that the US offer would not be on the table forever.

US President Donald Trump said that the parties are now closer to peace in Ukraine than ever before. He believes that things are going well and that the war will ultimately be brought to an end, according to a White House broadcast.

US president Donald Trump believes he can get Vladimir Putin to accept a Nato-like article five security guarantee for Ukraine, a US official has said.Speaking in a press conference, the US official affirmed that following almost three days of negotiations with the Kyiv delegation,

The president said he had exchanged “pretty strong words” with European leaders, while Russia signaled it saw itself as increasingly on the same page as the U.S.

U.S. administration officials signaled Monday a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine may be closer than ever.

Ukraine delivered its response to the latest US-drafted peace proposal aimed at ending the war with Russia to the Trump administration on Wednesday, US and Ukrainian officials told CNN, as the contours of a tenuous potential deal take shape and the US president continues to make clear he wants the conflict resolved quickly.

Ukraine's Zelensky said he cannot cede land to Russia as he has no legal or moral right to do so. Follow Newsweek's live coverage.

A Ukrainian peace plan, sent this week to Washington, pushes back against President Trump’s proposal that Ukraine give up more land for peace, although Russia is unlikely to accept it.

European officials are growing concerned that an emerging US-brokered peace deal in Ukraine could be exploited by Russia, paving the way for a re-invasion of territory in the war-battered nation’s eastern Donbas region.

European leaders seek talks this weekend with the U.S. president, who wants more pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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