Two days of talks between President Volodymyr Zelensky and allies have brought some progress on security guarantees, but Russia remains opposed to any foreign forces in Ukraine.

Russia has tried to get concessions from Ukraine for this region but this would mean Kyiv giving up its Fortress Belt, the fortified defensive line which is the backbone of Ukraine’s defenses and Zelensky’s comments reiterated this as a non-starter.

Trump for months has been convinced Putin is hellbent on taking over the entirety of Ukraine with his nearly four-year-old war there — disagreeing with unnamed advisors who felt giving him

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hailed progress with US negotiators after two days of talks in Berlin as European leaders committed to coming to Kyiv's aid in a future attack by Russia to end a cycle of aggression extending more than a decade.

Russia has reacted to talks in Berlin that left western leaders optimistic on the prospect for peace. A "multinational force" to secure peace and NATO-style security guarantees are on the table. Follow the latest below.

The head of Britain’s MI6 spy agency says Russian President Vladimir Putin is stalling efforts to end Russia’s war on Ukraine, and is testing the West with tactics that fall “just below the threshold of war.

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 Monday following the latest discussions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Berlin.