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Berlin peace talks enter 2nd day as Ukraine sets red lines

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December 15, 2025

Meeting in Berlin with US envoy Witkoff and European leaders, Zelenskyy has signaled willingness to forgo NATO membership in exchange for security guarantees. Will US negotiators still press Kyiv to cede land to Russia?

Where do Germany and other European countries currently stand in the negotiations? And what red lines remain for Ukraine after years of fighting and thousands of lives lost?

DW's Nick Connolly and Giulia Saudelli have the latest from Kyiv and Berlin.

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