There has been no development for months in the discussion of possible NATO security guarantees for Ukraine, a German government spokesperson said on Sunday amid a report from the Wall Street Journal claiming some of NATO's biggest European members are floating a defense pact with Ukraine.

"At the recent meeting of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron with Ukrainian leader Zelenskyy, this issue played no role at all," the spokesperson said in a statement.

(With input from Reuters)