US EditionPeace deal gives Ukraine security guarantees similar to Article 5: Report
The U.S. proposed time-limited, Article 5-like security guarantees covering 90% of peace plan issues to deter Russian aggression, pending Senate approval, officials said.
- Two days of talks in Berlin, Germany, culminated on Dec. 15, 2025, with U.S. officials agreeing to offer Article‑5‑like security guarantees to Ukraine involving President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
- The talks sought to end nearly four years of war and address security, economic recovery, and territorial questions, with officials reporting consensus on about 90% of the U.S.-authored peace plan.
- Officials said the package includes monitoring, verification and deconfliction mechanisms but declined to detail the U.S. role, adding it excludes U.S. boots on the ground; BlackRock and the World Bank contribute pro bono to reconstruction planning.
- The Trump administration plans to seek U.S. Senate approval for security guarantees, while Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, said assurances must be legally binding and backed by U.S. Congress, signalling readiness to drop NATO ambitions.
- Experts cautioned that final sovereignty issues must be resolved by Moscow and Kyiv, with working groups in the United States and envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner prepared to engage further; UK experts doubt full Article 5-like guarantees will materialize.
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VIDEO - On Tuesday 16 December, in his column, Annalisa Cappellini referred to the talks on security guarantees in Ukraine. This column is to be seen or listened to from Monday to Friday in Good Morning Business, presented by Laure Closer on BFM Business.
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US and Ukrainian officials said they made substantial progress in two days of talks aimed to bring an end to Russia's invasion closer, with Washington reportedly offering Kyiv security guarantees modeled on NATO’s Article 5 mutual defense pledge.
The United States assured Monday that it had offered in Kiev "very strong" security guarantees, comparable to the protection that NATO would offer, but nevertheless acceptable, in their view, for Russia. ...
The United States has pledged to protect Ukraine from any future attacks by Russia in order to break through peace talks. This proposal can be approved by the US Congress.
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