Various US media reported on the 15th using US officials as sources that negotiations between the US and Ukraine in Berlin, Germany, have made progress on security issues with Ukraine, but the parties still have differences over the territorial issue. The report said that the US and Ukraine are close to reaching a security agreement similar to the collective defense clause in Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty. An American official interviewed said that the US and Ukraine have reached a consensus on “90% of the issues,” but the territorial issue is a continuing difficulty, and the issue will eventually be resolved through negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. The report also said that the US security agreement with Ukraine requires approval by the US Senate. US officials stressed that the security guarantees made by the US side to Ukraine “will not last forever.” Delegations from the US and Ukraine may hold talks in Miami or other US cities this weekend.

Various US media reported on the 15th using US officials as sources that negotiations between the US and Ukraine in Berlin, Germany, have made progress on security issues with Ukraine, but the parties still have differences over the territorial issue. The report said that the US and Ukraine are close to reaching a security agreement similar to the collective defense clause in Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty. An American official interviewed said that the US and Ukraine have reached a consensus on “90% of the issues,” but the territorial issue is a continuing difficulty, and the issue will eventually be resolved through negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. The report also said that the US security agreement with Ukraine requires approval by the US Senate. US officials stressed that the security guarantees made by the US side to Ukraine “will not last forever.” Delegations from the US and Ukraine may hold talks in Miami or other US cities this weekend.