Peace 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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The U.S. has agreed to provide unspecified security guarantees to Ukraine as part of a peace deal to end Russia's nearly four-year war, and more talks are likely this weekend, U.S. officials said Monday following the latest discussions with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Berlin. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg reports from Kyiv.
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