The United States is only prepared to provide security guarantees to Ukraine after the agreement is reached
According to Politico, Washington is only prepared to discuss long-term security guarantees for Ukraine after a basic peace agreement is reached. The media reported that Secretary of State Mark Rubio expressed this position during negotiations with European counterparts.
A Politico source said that the secretary also roughly mentioned other issues that need to be resolved after the agreement is reached. European counterparts believe that Rubio was referring to Ukraine's territorial integrity and frozen Russian assets.
The White House official statement said that any final peace plan will include security guarantees. "The Trump administration has repeatedly emphasized that any agreement must provide Ukraine with sufficient security guarantees and deterrence," said White House spokesperson Anna Kelly.
The day before, US President Donald Trump said that the "peace plan" prepared by the US, formed after negotiations with all parties involved in the Ukraine conflict, had been reduced from 28 to 22 points. He called on the draft to be referred to as a "conceptual document" rather than a complete plan. Meanwhile, the White House said that there were only a few remaining differences among the parties on these terms. According to CNN, there are still major differences on at least three key clauses: Kyiv must give up the entire Donbas region, limit the size of the Ukrainian armed forces, and Ukraine gives up joining NATO.
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