Ukraine to Tackle Tough Territory Issues as US Talks Advance

Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Nicosia, on Jan. 7.Photographer: Petros Karadjias/AFP/Getty Images

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said his team will move on to discuss the “most difficult issues” with Donald Trump’s envoys after negotiators secured a breakthrough on security guarantees for Kyiv.

Talks will move to the so-far intractable issues of territory and control over a Russian-occupied nuclear power plant — Europe’s largest — as US, Ukrainian and European officials seek to remove the remaining stumbling blocks before presenting a deal to Moscow.