US special envoy Steve Witkoff said that "significant progress" had been made in talks in Berlin between senior US and Ukrainian officials on the latest efforts to end the war with Russia, Reuters reports.
The meeting between the US and Ukrainian delegations was attended by Witkoff, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Jared Kushner, son-in-law of US President Donald Trump.
"The representatives had in-depth discussions... significant progress was made and they will meet again tomorrow morning," Witkoff said in "Ex".
President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed abandoning Ukraine's bid to join the NATO military alliance, after holding hours of talks with U.S. envoys in Berlin on Sunday to end the war with Russia, and the talks will continue. No further details have been released about the latest attempt to end Europe's bloodiest conflict since World War II.
Zelensky's adviser Dmytro Lytvyn said the president would comment on the talks later today after they concluded. Lytvyn said Ukrainian officials were reviewing draft documents.
Ahead of the talks, Zelensky had offered to drop Ukraine's goal of joining NATO in exchange for security guarantees from the West. The move marks a significant shift for Ukraine, which has struggled to join NATO as a guarantee against Russian aggression, Reuters notes.