Zelenskyy: US Security Agreement Ready 01/26 06:26

   President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that a U.S. security guarantee 
document for Ukraine is "100% ready" after two days of talks involving 
representatives from Ukraine, the U.S. and Russia.

   (AP) -- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that a U.S. security 
guarantee document for Ukraine is "100% ready" after two days of talks 
involving representatives from Ukraine, the U.S. and Russia.

   Speaking to journalists in Vilnius during a visit to Lithuania, Zelenskyy 
said Ukraine is waiting for its partners to set a signing date, after which the 
document would go to the U.S. Congress and Ukrainian parliament for 
ratification.

   Zelenskyy also emphasized Ukraine's push for European Union membership by 
2027, calling it an "economic security guarantee."

   The Ukrainian leader described the talks in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the 
United Arab Emirates, as likely the first trilateral format in "quite a long 
while" that included not only diplomats but military representatives from all 
three sides. The talks, which began on Friday and continued Saturday, were the 
latest aiming to end Russia's nearly four-year full-scale invasion.

   Zelenskyy acknowledged fundamental differences between Ukrainian and Russian 
positions, reaffirming territorial issues as a major sticking point.

   "Our position regarding our territory -- Ukraine's territorial integrity -- 
must be respected," he said.

   Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed a Ukraine settlement with U.S. 
President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner during marathon 
talks late Thursday. The Kremlin insisted that to reach a peace deal, Kyiv must 
withdraw its troops from the areas in the east that Russia illegally annexed 
but has not fully captured.

   Zelenskyy said the U.S. is trying to find a compromise, but that "all sides 
must be ready for compromise."

   Negotiators will return to the UAE on Feb. 1 for the next round of talks, 
according to a U.S. official. The recent talks covered a broad range of 
military and economic matters and included the possibility of a ceasefire 
before a deal, the official said. There was not yet an agreement on a final 
framework for oversight and operation of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power 
Plant, which is occupied by Russia and is the largest in Europe.