Putin agreed to let U.S., Europe offer NATO-style protections for Ukraine, Trump envoy says

Washington — Russia’s Vladimir Putin agreed at his summit with President Trump to allow the U.S. and its European allies to offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO’s collective defense mandate as part of an eventual deal to end the 3 1/2-year war in Ukraine, special U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday. “We were able…

White House envoy claims Russia agreed to ‘Article 5-like’ security guarantees for Ukraine

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 28, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin…

Trump says he will have a meeting with Putin, ‘getting very close’ on Ukraine

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin talk during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam November 11, 2017. Jorge Silva | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday afternoon that he plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a location that is yet to…

US envoy Witkoff reaches Russia just before sanctions deadline – SUCH TV

US envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow on Wednesday, according to state media, for high-level talks with Russian officials as President Donald Trump’s sanctions deadline rapidly approaches. Trump has given Russia until Friday to end its military offensive in Ukraine or face a new wave of sanctions. While the White House has yet to detail…