Ukraine advances security talks with allies, vows to keep hitting Russian energy

FILE PHOTO: First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Serhii Kyslytsia speaks next to Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council Rustem Umerov, during a press conference after the third round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine at Ciragan Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, July 23, 2025. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine is making progress in intensive talks to formalise legally binding security guarantees with the United States and European allies, a key part of its bid to end the war with Russia, First Deputy Foreign Minister Sergiy Kyslytsya said.

A bilateral agreement with the United States remains vital, and U.S. President Donald Trump's recent commitment to participate in Ukraine's defence was a "breakthrough moment", Kyslytsya told Reuters in an interview.