Russia's foreign minister said a group of nations including U.N. Security Council members should guarantee Ukraine's security.

As NATO defence ministers met during a virtual get-together, Russia said it had to be part of any discussion on security guarantees for Ukraine and downplayed the likelihood of an imminent summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky,

Any post-war security guarantees for Ukraine should resemble NATO membership as closely as possible, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has said. Source: Deutsche Welle, a German international broadcaster and media outlet,