Ukraine says 'real progress' made in new round of talks with the U.S.

Ukraine’s top peace negotiator said Monday that U.S. and Ukrainian officials had achieved “real progress” in the second round of peace talks in Berlin aimed at ending Russia’s war.“Over the past two days, Ukrainian-U.S.

Ukraine’s top peace negotiator said Monday that U.S. and Ukrainian officials had achieved “real progress” in the second round of peace talks in Berlin aimed at ending Russia’s war.

“Over the past two days, Ukrainian-U.S. negotiations have been constructive and productive, with real progress achieved,” Rustem Umerov, secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, wrote on X.

“The American team led by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are working extremely constructively to help Ukraine find a way to a peace agreement that lasts.”

Ukraine faces Washington’s pressure to swiftly accept a U.S.-brokered peace deal in the face of an increasingly assertive Moscow.

There were no immediate comments from the U.S. on the talks in Berlin that involved President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, as well as European officials, which lasted roughly 90 minutes after a five-hour session Sunday.