Ukraine will receive security guarantees similar to those provided by Article 5 of the NATO treaty, according to a proposed peace agreement discussed in Berlin. An American official told reporters on Monday, UNN reports with reference to Reuters.
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Officials, speaking to reporters during a conference call after two days of US peace talks with Ukrainian and European officials, said these guarantees would not be on the table forever, as US President Donald Trump insists on ending the war started by Russia's expanded invasion of Ukraine in 2014.
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One official said Russia was open to Ukraine joining the European Union, and that Trump wanted to prevent further Russian advances westward.
Article 5 is considered the cornerstone of NATO's founding defense alliance treaty. It states that an attack on one member of the group is considered an attack on all. Ukraine is not a member of NATO.
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The publication notes that it is unclear how far the United States will go in providing such security guarantees to Ukraine.
The negotiations in Berlin on the US side were led by Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law.
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The second round of negotiations with US representatives took place in Berlin with the participation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
AFP reported that American negotiators still want Ukraine to cede control of the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions as a condition for peace talks with Russia.