Kyiv says Russia accepted US plan for Ukraine security guarantees

KYIV, Feb 28 (Reuters) - ‌Russia said ​at ​recent talks in Geneva it would accept the U.S. proposal for Ukraine's post-war ‌security guarantees, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief ⁠of staff said on Saturday.

"At the last talks, the ‌Russian side said for ‌example that they would accept the security guarantees offered to Ukraine by the United States," ​said top aide Kyrylo Budanov in an interview aired on Ukrainian television.

U.S. President Donald Trump ⁠is urging Moscow and Kyiv to strike an agreement to end ​Europe's biggest war since 1945, though Zelenskiy has complained that his country is ​facing more pressure to make ‌concessions.

Ukraine is seeking iron-clad security guarantees which commit the U.S. and its ⁠European allies to action if Russia attacks again after a peace deal is reached.

The last round of ⁠peace talks, which took place in Geneva last week, did ​not achieve a breakthrough and was described as difficult by Kyiv and Moscow, although Washington said it saw "meaningful ‌progress."

Budanov also said that at present, Russia had not agreed to a ‌summit between Zelenskiy and Russian President Vladimir Putin, ⁠which had been floated ‌earlier as a ​possibility by U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff.

(Reporting by Max Hunder; Editing by Cynthia ‌Osterman)

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