Russia offers to become security guarantor for Ukraine, White House mocks idea

As the publication notes, the adoption by Russian President Vladimir Putin of security guarantees for Ukraine, similar to those provided by NATO, may not be so simple.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov proposed that Russia become one of Ukraine's security guarantors.

However, according to a White House official, the administration of US President Donald Trump secretly mocked such a proposal.

Security guarantees for Ukraine

On August 18, a meeting was held at the White House with the leaders of Ukraine, the United States, France, Finland, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, as well as the head of the European Commission and the NATO Secretary General. The main topic of discussion was security guarantees for Ukraine.

The allies considered the possibility of security guarantees similar to NATO's Article 5, but outside the Alliance.

During the negotiations, US President Donald Trump confirmed US participation in these guarantees but emphasized that the main burden should fall on European partners and excluded the deployment of American troops to Ukraine.

After the meeting at the White House, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the details of the guarantees are planned to be agreed upon within 10 days.

Meanwhile, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni proposed to European leaders a plan to provide Ukraine with security guarantees in the format of collective assistance, which does not include NATO membership.

Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Russia was "agreeable" to security guarantees for Ukraine, but with the participation of China.

However, Zelenskyy rejected such an idea. According to him, Ukraine does not consider China a possible security guarantor after the war, since guarantees can only be provided by those countries that actually help.