US President Donald Trump is seeking to accelerate efforts to end the war in Ukraine, with a deal by the G20 summit in Miami as a reported goal. The account, published by Italian newspaper La Repubblica, describes an aim rather than an agreed timetable: available reports do not establish that a concrete proposal has been finalised or that a deal is close.

The push is unfolding alongside discussions about Europe’s security and the role European governments would have in any negotiations. A reported set of Russian proposals would extend well beyond the terms of a settlement between Moscow and Kyiv.

Europe’s role in talks remains unclear

Trump’s envoys are looking for a way to involve Europe in peace talks, NPR reported. But Tasnim reported that US allies in NATO were unaware of plans concerning the architecture of European security. It remains unclear how European governments would take part in a negotiating framework or what security arrangements might be discussed.

US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner discussed European security with Russian representatives in Abu Dhabi on November 10 and 11, alongside efforts to end the war, according to cretaone.gr. On November 13, European leaders agreed that Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Poland, together with representatives of European institutions, would represent Europe in future peace talks; NATO is also expected to participate.

European officials have stressed that the continent must have a say in decisions about its future. European Council President António Costa said Europe should speak with one voice. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz rejected linking the Ukraine settlement to a broad revision of European defence structures, saying Europe already has its own security architecture.

Russian proposals extend beyond Ukraine

A Russian document dated November 10, obtained by The New York Times, reportedly asks Britain and France to rule out using their nuclear weapons to protect other European countries. The proposals also call for NATO forces to leave the alliance’s eastern flank, including Poland and the Baltic states, and for Western arms supplies to Ukraine to stop. They would bar Ukraine from joining NATO and restrict the deployment of foreign troops in the country.

The document reportedly envisages Russia retaining control over large parts of Ukrainian territory it has occupied. Moscow could accept Ukraine joining the European Union if it did not take part in the bloc’s common defence arrangements, according to the reports.

The UK government has said it will not abandon its commitments to NATO allies and that nuclear deterrence is more important than ever. In a joint statement on November 13, Britain and Ukraine called for strong, legally binding security guarantees for Kyiv and rejected Russian terms they said would amount to Ukraine’s surrender. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that discussion of a new European security system could serve Moscow’s goals. He said a ceasefire should come first, followed by an end to the war and then security guarantees for Ukraine.

Whether the reported Miami target can be met is unknown. The summit’s date is not specified in the available reports, and the positions Russia and Ukraine might accept remain unclear.