Kyiv is working with allies on security guarantees akin to NATO's mutual protection pledge, Ukraine's president Volodymr Zelensky has said. Officials from Ukraine and allies the U.S., the U.K., France and Germany met in London on Thursday in a week when a peace proposal was produced which outlined an Article 5-like agreement which would be backed by Washington.

"The Times," citing its sources, reports that "President Donald Trump's plan regarding maintaining Russian control over the occupied Ukrainian territory is irrefutable." Key information Donald Trump proposes recognizing Russian control over Crimea and other occupied territories of Ukraine.