Ukraine receives US draft on security guarantees

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that Kiev has received a draft document from the United States on security guarantees for Ukraine, reported Xinhua, quoting the Ukrinform news agency.

Ukraine will review the document, add its proposals and return it to the United States in several days, Zelensky told reporters.

He stressed that the security assurance document they were working on would ultimately go to the Ukrainian Congress, and they would need congressional support, emphasizing that effective security guarantees are necessary.

According to the Interfax-Ukraine news agency, Zelensky also announced that a draft peace plan being developed between Ukraine and the United States now envisages limiting Ukraine's military personnel to 800,000 service members.

Commenting on the issue regarding the territory of the Donetsk region, Zelensky said current U.S. proposals are "not in the interests of Ukraine," but emphasized the need to continue discussions to find a compromise.

If one side pulls back its forces by 5 or 10 km from the front line, the other should do the same, he said.

Meanwhile, the White House on Thursday stated that US President Donald Trump is "extremely frustrated" with both Russia and Ukraine over the slow progress toward ending the ongoing war and is unwilling to engage in "meetings just for the sake of meeting," reported ANI.

During a press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated the President was tired of meetings that achieve nothing and wanted results, not words, as the US acts as the primary mediator to end the four-year-long running war.

"The president is extremely frustrated with both sides of this war. He's sick of meetings just for the sake of meeting. He doesn't want any more talk. He wants action. He wants this war to come to an end," Leavitt said.

She further confirmed that the Trump administration remains actively involved in peace efforts, with President Trump holding talks with European leaders on Wednesday and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and his team continuing direct discussions with both sides "literally as we speak".

Regarding possible high-level US participation in upcoming talks this weekend, Leavitt said the decision remains "up in the air".

"The United States and the Trump administration continue to be very much engaged in trying to bring the Russia-Ukraine war to an end. The President had a call with Europeans yesterday. His special envoy Witkoff and his team continue to talk with both sides literally as we speak. If there is a real chance of signing a peace agreement, if we feel like those meetings are worthy of someone in the United States's time this weekend, then we will send a representative. It's still up in the air whether we believe real peace can be accomplished and we can truly move the ball forward," Leavitt stated.