Secretary of State Marco Rubio affirmed that meetings with European officials do not aim to pressure Ukrainian President Zelensky into unfavorable agreements. Six months after tensions heightened during Zelensky's visit to the Oval Office, he asserted the necessity for European involvement in security guarantees alongside the U.S. Security guarantees remain a fundamental demand of Ukraine, yet specifics about U.S. involvement are unclear. Zelensky called for effective security measures comparable to NATO's Article 5, while U.S. envoy Witkoff noted Putin's consent for robust security guarantees at the Alaska summit, potentially excluding NATO.
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff stated that Putin had agreed to "robust security guarantees" during the Alaska summit, indicating potential U.S. Article 5 security guarantees.
Zelensky emphasized that security for Ukraine must "work in practice," referencing NATO’s Article 5, which asserts that an armed attack against one member is an attack against all.
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