"NATO-light" version for Ukraine. This is how the safety guarantees for Kiev would look

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni proposes a fresh safety warrant model for Ukraine – without NATO membership but with fast support of allies in case of threat. any details have already been released.


Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni proposed a fresh safety warrant format for Ukraine, which does not presume its NATO membership," said Bloomberg, citing sources acquainted with the case.

Security guarantees for Ukraine. That's how it would be.

Meloni's plan assumes an work for Kiev allies to supply military assistance within 24 hours if the conflict with Russia is resumed. According to Bloomberg, the concept is to match the mechanics of Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, but without the formal affiliation of Ukraine to the Alliance.

According to sources, the plan includes, among others, fast and continuous military and economical support for Ukraine, further strengthening its armed forces and readiness to impose fresh sanctions on Russia in case of escalation.

On Wednesday, it was besides announced that Turkey remained open to granting Ukraine a safety warrant in the event of a comprehensive peace agreement with Russia. Sources acquainted with Ankara's position informed the mediate East Eye portal. It is besides possible to send peacekeeping forces.

Let us add that on Tuesday, White home spokeswoman Karolina Leavitt confirmed that Vladimir Putin agreed to decision on to the next phase of the peace process – including a direct gathering with the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski.

The White home is considering organising a tripartite gathering of Presidents of the United States, Russia and Ukraine in the Hungarian capital Budapest. This is the next step towards the end of the ongoing war in Ukraine – Politico reported a origin akin to Donald Trump's administration.

Meetings of Putin and Zelenski are planned


According to the service, the Secret Service has already begun preparations for a possible summit in Hungary. Importantly, Viktor Orbán has been in close contact with Trump for years. Politico stressed that for the Ukrainian side Budapest could be an highly hard choice to accept for symbolic reasons.


It was in this city that the alleged Budapest Memorandum was signed in 1994, under which Ukraine renounced its atomic arsenal in exchange for guarantees of independence, sovereignty and inviolability of borders granted by the United States, Britain and Russia. However, they did not work as Ukraine wished.



The thought was besides assessed by the head of the Polish government. "Budapest? Not everyone can remember that, but in 1994 Ukraine had already received assurances of territorial integrity from the US, Russia and large Britain. Budapest. I may be superstitious, but this time I would effort to find another place," says Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

Importantly, only on Wednesday the president of Ukraine reported that last night the drone attack on Ochtyrk in the Sumtsk Oblast injured 14 people. After the attack for help, a household with injured children reported: aged 5 months, 4 and 6 years. In Kostiantyniwiec in the Donetsk Oblast, the blast of the glide bomb damaged 5 residential buildings, under the rubble continued the search for wounded erstwhile Zelenski published the entry.

There has besides been an attack on a gas distribution station in the Ode region. The fire was besides covered by Chernihovsky, Charkowski and Poltava circuits. A full of more than 60 drones and 1 ballistic rocket were used.

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