Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that his country may give up its dream of joining NATO, at least temporarily, for an end to the war and security guarantees.

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov reiterated that Moscow would not give back land to end the war, and would not accept any Nato peacekeepers stationed in a post-war Ukraine. As Russia was accused of stalling efforts to end the conflict, hundreds of thousands of people were left without power in Ukraine following heavy bombardment nationwide.

Two days of talks between President Volodymyr Zelensky and allies have brought some progress on security guarantees, but Russia remains opposed to any foreign forces in Ukraine.

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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 Zelenskyy says peace proposals for U.S. officials to present to Russia could be finalized within days

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 is willing to drop its Nato ambitions as Zelensky makes another huge concession for peace amid mounting pressure from the White House to end the war. In return for Kyiv giving up its Nato