U.S. security guarantees for Ukraine tied to a peace deal that could involve Donbas, White House denies pressuring Kyiv
Latest news on WhatsApp أجدد الأخبار على واتسابReuters, citing the Financial Times, reported that the Trump administration signalled to Ukraine that U.S. security guarantees could depend on Kyiv accepting a peace deal with Russia that may require Ukraine to cede the Donbas region in the east, according to the newspaper.
The FT, citing eight people familiar with the talks, said Washington also indicated it could offer Ukraine additional weapons to bolster its peacetime army if Kyiv agreed to withdraw forces from parts of Donbas that Ukraine still controls.
Reuters said it could not independently verify the newspaper’s report.
A source familiar with the matter told Reuters the United States is not trying to force territorial concessions on Ukraine, adding that Washington says security guarantees hinge on both sides reaching a peace deal, while the contents of that deal are for Russia and Ukraine to decide.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday a U.S. document on security guarantees was “100% ready” and Kyiv was awaiting a time and place for it to be signed, while insisting Ukraine’s territorial integrity must be upheld in any settlement.
The FT quoted a senior Ukrainian official as saying Kyiv is increasingly uncertain Washington will commit to firm guarantees, claiming the U.S. “stops” each time the guarantees appear close to being signed, Reuters reported.
Deputy White House press secretary Anna Kelly told the FT the characterization was “totally false,” saying the U.S. role is to bring both sides together to reach a deal.
The Kremlin, meanwhile, reiterated via state media that territory remains fundamental to any deal to end the fighting, with a separate Reuters report noting Russia says it controls about 90% of Donbas
