Secretary of State Marco Rubio will lead a joint commission to work on forging a security guarantees proposal for Ukraine, which will be made up of U.S., Ukrainian, European, and NATO officials. The agreement for the commission came during a White House meeting between President Trump and seven European leaders who visited Washington. Ukraine’s security assurances will be made up of four parts: air defense, a military presence, tracking the cessation of fighting, and armaments.
Rubio, who is also Trump’s national security advisor, was one of three U.S. officials to participate in a closed-door meeting with the Russian delegation in Alaska. Trump talked to Putin over the phone after the meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders at the White House. The call lasted for around 40 minutes, with the president telling Putin that the administration will set up a meeting between the Kremlin leader and Zelensky, which Russia has so far refused to commit to.
Trump has pressed to help end the Russia-Ukraine war, which has been raging for about three-and-a-half years. He floated providing air support for Kyiv as part of security guarantees. The Russian foreign minister warned NATO leaders against summoning NATO forces to Ukraine as part of a peace deal.
