US EditionUS links security guarantees for Ukraine to peace deal ceding Donbas, FT reports
US links security guarantees for Ukraine to a peace deal requiring withdrawal from Donbas, with promises of additional weapons if Kyiv agrees, amid ongoing trilateral talks.
- This month the Trump administration told Ukraine that US security guarantees depend on Kyiv first agreeing a peace deal likely ceding the Donbas region and said additional weapons could follow if Kyiv accepts.
- On Jan 25, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a US guarantees document was `100% ready`, while senior Ukrainian officials say Kyiv wants confirmation before conceding any territory.
- The 50km defensive line around Kramatorsk, Slovyansk, Druzhkivka and Kostyantynivka remains a red line for Zelenskyy, while US proposals include troop withdrawals to create a free economic zone in the Donbas region.
- A senior Ukrainian official said the US `stops each time the security guarantees can be signed`, while Anna Kelly, deputy White House press secretary, called this `totally false` and denied forcing concessions.
- On Jan 26, the Kremlin said territory is fundamental to any deal, while Abu Dhabi talks will continue next week with guarantees that may be too vague for Kyiv and too broad for Russia.
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The news live from the war between Ukraine and Russia. FT: US security guarantees related to the transfer of the Donbass to Moscow. Kremlin: "Lo...
The United States is reportedly suspending support and security guarantees to Ukraine on the country allowing Russia to take over the entire Donbass region in the east.
The Us Links Security Guarantees to Ukraine to a Peace Agreement Involving the Cession of Territory.
Washington indicates that Kyiv would receive more support following any withdrawal from Donbas, according to sources familiar with the talks.
Trump's administration has made it clear to Ukraine that US security assurances depend on whether Kiev agrees to a peace agreement involving the transfer of Donbas to Russia, writes Financial Times with reference to eight sources familiar with the progress of negotiations.
The Trump administration allegedly confronts Ukraine with the election: Kiev either surrenders the Donbass region to Russia - or it does not receive American security guarantees. That would be in line with Vladimir Putin's demands.
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