As part of a possible peace agreement, Russia has agreed to let the US and Europe provide Ukraine with “robust” security guarantees, according to Donald Trump’s special envoy.
In reference to NATO’s tenet that an assault on one member is an attack on all, Steve Witkoff told CNN that the US and Europe could “effectively offer Article 5-like language to cover a security guarantee” as agreed with during the meeting in Alaska.
Witkoff stated that if the Ukrainians “can live with it,” the arrangement could offer an alternative to Putin’s long-standing opposition to Ukraine joining NATO.
Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, called the US’s offer of a security guarantee “historic” before Monday’s negotiations with Trump and European leaders.
Zelensky stated that any guarantee “must really be very practical, delivering protection on land, in the air, and at sea, and must be developed with Europe’s participation” prior to his trip to Washington, DC.
A spokesperson for No. 10 said that leaders had praised Trump’s “commitment” to providing security assurances after a meeting of the “coalition of the willing” on Sunday. The “coalition of the willing” is a collection of countries, including the UK, France, and Germany, who have promised to protect peace in Ukraine once it is established.
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