In the coming days, representatives from the United States, Ukraine, and several European countries will work together to create new security guarantees for Ukraine. A special working commission has been formed for this purpose, led by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The commission includes national security advisors from each participating country.
This is reported by Kyiv24
Enhanced Security Guarantees for Ukraine
According to Ukrainian officials, the participants in the working group plan to work intensively on developing a clear architecture for security guarantees, with the first results possibly being presented by the end of the current week. The development of such guarantees was the main topic of negotiations between U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and leaders of seven European countries that took place on August 18 at the White House.
“In the coming days, everyone will work from dawn to dusk on security guarantees. Perhaps by the end of the week, some clear architecture will emerge,” a Ukrainian official told Axios.
The Position of the U.S., European Countries, and Russia
Donald Trump agreed with European leaders on the joint development of guarantees for Ukraine, which are to be similar to the collective defense mechanism enshrined in Article 5 of the NATO Charter. At the same time, regarding direct U.S. involvement, Trump expressed himself somewhat ambiguously, indicating that American troops would not be stationed on Ukrainian territory. However, according to him, the U.S. could provide air support to European forces if they are deployed in Ukraine. In an interview with Fox News, Trump emphasized that Ukraine will not become a NATO member but highlighted the readiness of European countries to send their troops to assist Kyiv.
Trump also noted that he considers it likely that Russian President Vladimir Putin will agree to American-European guarantees for Ukraine. Meanwhile, the Kremlin has long been categorically opposed to the deployment of any foreign troops on Ukrainian territory.
After meetings with Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders on August 18, the U.S. president had a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to Trump, the conversation discussed the possibility of organizing a direct meeting between Zelensky and Putin, as well as holding trilateral negotiations involving the presidents of Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S.