US EditionPeace deal gives Ukraine security guarantees similar to Article 5: Report
The U.S. offered Ukraine legally backed security guarantees resembling NATO's mutual defense pledge to deter Russian aggression, amid unresolved territorial disputes in peace talks.
- On Dec. 15, 2025, the United States agreed to provide unspecified security guarantees to Ukraine as part of a peace deal hammered out in Berlin by envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
- The Kremlin demanded that Ukraine renounce NATO membership, with Dmitry Peskov calling it a peace deal "cornerstone," while questions over Donbas/Donetsk region remain key obstacles.
- U.S. officials reported that about 90% of the plan has consensus and described the package as robust, excluding U.S. boots on the ground while seeking Senate approval.
- Zelenskyy signalled he could forego NATO membership if the U.S. and Western nations provide legally binding security guarantees, and U.S. officials said the administration will seek Senate approval, warning the offer `won't be on the table forever`.
- With follow-up diplomacy and financing under discussion, EU leaders face a Dec 18 decision on using frozen Russian assets to back a large loan, while a six-point joint statement backs an 800,000-strong Ukrainian army, European-led multinational force, and U.S.-led monitoring mechanism.
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Is the Ukraine War Nearly Over?
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Ukraine Peace Deal with Article 5-Like Security Is Still a No
U.S. and Ukrainian officials said Monday that Washington had pledged to protect Ukraine against further Russian attack. The goal is to ease the path to Kyiv’s signing on to a truce. The question of territory and Russia’s willingness to agree to a deal without ceding territory is far from resolution. It isn’t meant to be […] The post Ukraine Peace Deal with Article 5-Like Security Is Still a No appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.
US offers Ukraine NATO-like security pact, with caveats
What happenedThe Trump administration offered Ukraine “NATO-like Article 5” security guarantees if it agrees to a peace deal with Russia, a senior U.S. official told reporters Monday night, after two days of high-level talks in Berlin. But “those guarantees will not be on the table forever.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders who attended the talks welcomed the U.S. guarantees, but all sides acknowledged significa…
The US apparently offers Ukraine far-reaching security guarantees. Donald Trump is to put pressure on Wolodymyr Selenskyj at the same time.
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