Ukraine and the US have reached advanced talks on a potential peace plan to end the war with Russia, with Nato-style security guarantees proposed. President Zelensky continues to reject territorial concessions as tensions over Donbas persist.

The Kremlin has described Ukraine's push to join NATO as one of the "root causes" of the conflict. Russia sees an expanding NATO as a major security threat. But NATO's expansion into the Baltics and other post-Soviet states is driven by a fear that Moscow would one day invade and try to fold them back under its control—as seen in Ukraine.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in the Netherlands, where he will address both houses of parliament for the fourth time since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. During his visit,

Ukraine has days to accept Trump's peace plan with US-led security guarantees, but Russia has reacted angrily to proposals allowing NATO-style troop deployment.

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Top Trump envoy set for crunch talks with Zelensky and European leaders over peace deal - Choice to send Steve Witkoff highlights Washington's growing urgency to bridge rema