A US official says Ukraine could get NATO-like guarantees.

Russia bars Europeans from the negotiating table, though Washington wants a new Russia-Europe security order.

Ukraine wants Russia pushed back to the original border, Putin wants all of Donbas, and a US official says territory comes last.

“We already have a European security architecture in place,” said Kaja Kallas, the EU’s top diplomat.

Sibylline analyst Alexander Lord expects serious negotiations only in 2027.

How each outlet framed it

drawn from 100+ reports worldwide

Al Jazeera Online
reports Zelenskyy's claim of record Russian losses, and that Ukrainian long-range strikes on Russian oil facilities are having an effect
The Guardian
flags the US plan for a 'long-term security architecture' between Russia and Europe, which would touch Nato's eastern footprint
The National
cites a leaked toll of over 440,000 Russian dead since 2022 and pairs the talks with Jonathan Powell's Northern Ireland experience
Bloomberg Business

Sources: Bloomberg Business, Al Jazeera Online, The Guardian, The National