U.S. president Donald Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, announced crucial advancement in negotiations with Russia on future peace in Ukraine.
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According to Witkoff, Vladimir Putin agreed to include a safeguard clause in the agreement Ukraine is protected in accordance with Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, which obliges NATO members to defend each other.
As Witkoff explained, this proposal constitutes a compromise to circumvent Russian request that Ukraine should never become a NATO member. – Putin made it clear that Ukraine's accession to NATO was a red line. Therefore, we talked about the anticipation of offering Ukraine safety guarantees, which act like Article 5, without actual NATO membership," Witkoff explained.
So let us remind you of the above mentioned article 5:
Emissary Trump stressed that this was the first time the Russians agreed to this kind of evidence in future peace talks. However, as he pointed out, it will be crucial if the Ukrainians accept specified a solution.
Until now, neither Putin nor representatives of the Russian government have formally referred to the information provided by the Trump administration.
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