Last Updated:
Putin Agreed To ‘Robust’ US Security Guarantees For Ukraine In Meeting With Trump, Claims Witkoff
Alaska meeting: Trump-Putin hold discussions
Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to allow “robust security guarantees” for Ukraine from the United States as part of a potential peace deal during his summit with President Donald Trump on Friday, top envoy Steve Witkoff told CNN on Sunday.
“We agreed to robust security guarantees that I would describe as game-changing,” Witkoff told Jake Tapper on “State of the Union,” describing the security guarantee as an “Article 5″ type protection against further Russian invasion.
He said Putin also agreed to “legislative enshrinement” by Russia to not go into any other territory, in Ukraine or elsewhere in Europe, as part of a potential peace deal.
Witkoff said it was the first time he had heard Putin agree to that.
At a joint press conference in Brussels with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU welcomes President Trump’s willingness to support Article 5-like security guarantees for Ukraine, adding that the “coalition of the willing” — including the European Union — is prepared to do its part.
Witkoff, offering some of the first details of what was discussed at Friday’s summit in Alaska, said the two sides agreed to “robust security guarantees that I would describe as game-changing.”
He added that Russia said that it would make a legislative commitment not to go after any additional territory in Ukraine.
Zelenskyy expressed gratitude to the United States for recent indications of support for security guarantees for Ukraine, but noted that the specifics were still unclear. “It is important that America agrees to work with Europe to provide security guarantees for Ukraine,” he said.
“But there are no details how it will work, and what America’s role will be, Europe’s role will be and what the EU can do, and this is our main task, we need security to work in practice like Article 5 of NATO, and we consider EU accession to be part of the security guarantees,” he added.
Witkoff defended Trump’s move to drop his demand for an immediate Russian ceasefire, saying the president shifted focus to a broader peace deal given the progress achieved.
“We covered almost all the other issues necessary for a peace deal,” Witkoff said, without elaborating.
“We began to see some moderation in the way they’re thinking about getting to a final peace deal,” he added.
view comments
- Location :
Washington D.C., United States of America (USA)
Read More
