Ukraine’s entry into NATO remains highly unlikely in the near term due to substantial political, military, and legal bar

Kyiv has now expressed readiness to drop its bid to join the NATO military alliance if the U.S. and other Western nations give it similar security guarantees.

U.S. administration officials signaled Monday a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine may be closer than ever.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is ready to give up on demands for Nato membership in exchange for security guarantees from the US and Europe, in a move aimed at advancing peace talks in Berlin on Sunday.

BRUSSELS, Dec ‌15 (Reuters) - ​EU Commission ‌President Ursula von der ​Leyen and NATO ‍Secretary General Mark ​Rutte ​will ⁠be among leaders in Berlin on Monday evening for talks on a possible ‌peace agreement for Ukraine.

Trump envoys warn deal will not be on table forever but European leaders say it’s still unclear ‘whether Russia wants peace at all’. What we know on day 1,392

Ukraine claimed it carried out an underwater drone strike on Dec. 15, the first such attack in maritime warfare, that critically damaged a Russian Kilo-class attack submarine at the Russian port of Novorossiysk,