🇺🇸: Hey! Did you hear anything about Zelenskyy and the US recently?
🇯🇵: Oh, really? What happened? I was busy with my Japanese class.

🇺🇸: Apparently, he was in Berlin talking with some US negotiators. It sounds a little tense.
🇯🇵: Tense? What about?

🇺🇸: Well, they were discussing a US peace proposal for Ukraine. Zelenskyy said they have different views on the territory issue.
🇯🇵: Different views? So, they can't agree?

🇺🇸: Not yet, anyway. He wants clear security guarantees before doing anything more on the battlefield. Like, a promise of protection.
🇯🇵: Ah, like NATO's Article 5? The collective defense thing?
🇺🇸: Exactly! He mentioned that too. And he wants ceasefire monitoring to be part of any agreement.

🇯🇵: Hmm. What did the US side say?
🇺🇸: They offered several solutions to help Ukraine and Russia find common ground. But it's ultimately up to Ukraine to decide.

🇯🇵: Sounds complicated! I wonder what Russia thinks?
🇺🇸: Russia isn’t really happy. They said Ukraine and Europe’s ideas probably won’t help much. They’re worried about changes to the territory.
🇯🇵: Wow. Sounds like a long way to go!
🇺🇸: Yeah, it definitely does. Hopefully, they can find some way forward.