“Reliable guarantees” and the territorial issue: what the agreements between Trump and Putin entail
фото: Reuters
US President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin agreed on “reliable” security guarantees for Ukraine during a summit in Alaska.
This was stated by Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff, CNN reports.
“We have agreed on robust security guarantees that I would call game-changing,” he said, describing the guarantees in the format of “NATO’s Article 5.”
According to him, as part of the peace agreement, Putin agreed to enshrine in law that the Russian Federation undertakes not to attack any other territory – neither in Ukraine nor in Europe.
Witkoff also stated that Russia has made certain concessions in its demands regarding the territorial issue.
He declined to share specific details, but explained that the Kremlin currently sees a “territorial exchange” on the current front line, rather than the administrative borders of “at least some of the five regions that have long been in Putin’s sights.”
“The Russians made some concessions at the negotiating table regarding all five of these regions,” the special envoy added.
As a reminder, on August 15, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin held a summit, following which they held a joint press conference. “Pryamy” has collected the leaders’ key statements .
As is known, after the meeting between Trump and Putin, the American president and European leaders discussed security guarantees for Ukraine in the format of NATO’s Article 5.
By the way, during a meeting with Trump in Alaska , Putin suggested China as a country that could provide security guarantees for Ukraine.
It is worth noting that Putin suggested that Ukraine withdraw its troops from the Ukrainian-controlled territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions as a first step towards ending the war .
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