NATO, Trump and Crimea
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A troop of European leaders will support Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday as the American president fueled new alarm among Ukraine's allies after his summit with Vladimir Putin.
Special U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff says Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed to allow the U.S. and Europe to offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO's collective defense mandate.
Hungary accused Ukraine of an "outrageous and unacceptable" attack that disabled a Russian oil pipeline supplying the NATO ally—and fired a warning to Kyiv about its reliance on Hungarian electricity supplies. Newsweek has contacted the Ukrainian foreign ministry for comment.
The United States and Europe may offer Ukraine “Article 5-like” protections -- security promises modeled on NATO’s defense pact. But without full NATO membership, can such guarantees really stop Russia from striking again?
US President Donald Trump also advocated for a direct peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia, emphasising that "Russia is a very big power, and they're not”.
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff says Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to allow the US and Europe to give NATO-style security guarantees to Ukraine. This comes after a highly anticipated summ