Zelenskiy wants higher-level talks on security guarantees next week


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  • Friday, 29 Aug 2025

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a joint press conference with Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo

KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged allies on Friday to swiftly elevate talks on security guarantees for Ukraine to the level of leaders, as European Union defence ministers pledged to train Kyiv's troops on Ukrainian soil in the event of a truce.

Kyiv is engaged in a diplomatic push to try and bring to an end Russia's war, now in its fourth year, and to secure critical commitments from its partners to fend off any future invasion.

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