Putin Agreed To ‘Robust’ US Security Guarantees For Ukraine In Meeting With Trump, Claims Witkoff

Last Updated:August 17, 2025, 20:11 IST

Putin Agreed To ‘Robust’ US Security Guarantees For Ukraine In Meeting With Trump, Claims Witkoff

Alaska meeting: Trump-Putin hold discussions

Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to allow “robust security guarantees" for Ukraine from the United States as part of a potential peace deal during his summit with President Donald Trump on Friday, top envoy Steve Witkoff told CNN on Sunday.

“We agreed to robust security guarantees that I would describe as game-changing," Witkoff told Jake Tapper on “State of the Union," describing the security guarantee as an “Article 5" type protection against further Russian invasion.

He said Putin also agreed to “legislative enshrinement" by Russia to not go into any other territory, in Ukraine or elsewhere in Europe, as part of a potential peace deal.

Witkoff said it was the first time he had heard Putin agree to that.

At a joint press conference in Brussels with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU welcomes President Trump’s willingness to support Article 5-like security guarantees for Ukraine, adding that the “coalition of the willing" — including the European Union — is prepared to do its part.

Witkoff, offering some of the first details of what was discussed at Friday’s summit in Alaska, said the two sides agreed to “robust security guarantees that I would describe as game-changing."

He added that Russia said that it would make a legislative commitment not to go after any additional territory in Ukraine.

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