<h1>European leaders push US for legally enforceable, NATO-style security guarantees as terms for any peace with Russia</h1> Ukraine's president led a coalition of European heads of state to press the US president for durable, NATO-like security guarantees as conditions for any peace with Russia, while the US president signaled openness to negotiations that downplay a ceasefire and suggested Ukraine may not recover annexed territory. Discussions center on legally enforceable defense commitments, the constitutional and territorial limits Ukraine can accept (notably over Donbas/Crimea), and the form and naming of guarantees to satisfy allies and deter future aggression. The outcome could reshape alliance obligations, arms sales, and the legal framework for a ceasefire or comprehensive peace deal.