Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Rasos Cemetery, Vilnius, Lithuania, January 25, 2026

Sunday’s Coverage: Kyiv and Moscow Agree More Talks Despite Russia’s Mass Strikes

UPDATE 0718 GMT:

Ukrainian drones reportedly struck an oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai in western Russia overnight.

Photos and videos posted by residents on social media appeared to show a blaze in or near the refinery in the town of Slovyansk-na-Kuban.

Regional officials said drone debris fell onto “two enterprises” without giving details. They claimed one person was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.

ORIGINAL ENTRY: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky says a document on US security guarantees for Kyiv is complete.

During a press conference in Lithuania’s capital Vilnius on Sunday, Zelensky said, “For us, security guarantees are first and foremost guarantees from the United States. The document is 100% ready, and we are waiting for our partners to confirm the date and place for its signing.”

He reiterated that the signed document will be submitted for ratification by the US Congress and the Ukrainian Parliament, the Verkhovna Rada.

The President added that Ukraine’s membership in the European Union will be an economic security guarantee. He projected that Kyiv will be ready to join the bloc by 2027.

Pushing back a Kremlin ultimatum from late October, Ukraine and Europe have established documents which include security guarantees as well as a rejection of Russia’s seizure of more Ukrainian territory.

In talks with Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner — who had crafted the Russian ultimatum with Vladimir Putin’s senior financial advisor Kirill Dmitriev — Ukraine and its European partners obtained US participation in the security guarantees. The Americans would oversee aerial operations, based in one of Ukraine’s neighboring countries.

However, last weekend’s Ukraine-Russia-US talks in Abu Dhabi, including Witkoff and Kushner, offered no news of an advance for the security guarantees. The Kremlin maintained its demands for Ukrainian surrender of territory and permanent weakness.

Another round talks is scheduled for February 1 in the UAE.

Zelensky reaffirmed on Sunday, “Our position regarding our territory — Ukraine’s territorial integrity — must be respected.”

The President discussed the Russian attacks and energy situation with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, who pledged 100 emergency generators for Ukraine.