US dangles security guarantees for Ukraine but no deal on 'painful' territorial concessions

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy departs the Chancellery following talks with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, hosted by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin, Germany, December 14, 2025. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

BERLIN/KYIV/WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The United States has offered to provide NATO-style security guarantees for Kyiv as U.S. and European negotiators reported progress in talks on Monday to end Russia's war in Ukraine, but a deal on territorial concessions remained elusive.

Envoys sent by U.S. President Donald Trump made the unprecedented offer at talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Berlin, U.S. officials said, but warned such a deal would not be on the table forever.