US and Europe Begin Drafting Robust Security Guarantees for Ukraine

The United States and European partners have agreed to start work immediately on a plan that would offer Ukraine comprehensive security guarantees, according to officials familiar with the discussions. The initiative aims to strengthen Kyiv’s military capabilities without capping force levels, ensuring that any future peace arrangement does not require Ukraine to scale back its defenses. People briefed on the talks said the package will build on commitments already made by a "coalition of the willing" in Europe, but the final structure and legal format of the guarantees still need to be defined. The effort is also intended to pave the way for a potential meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, though no timeline for such talks has been set.