NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. official says Russian leader Vladimir Putin has agreed that the United States and European allies could offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO’s collective defense mandate as part of an eventual deal to end the war. Trump envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday that “the United States could offer Article 5-like protection.” Witkoff, who took part in Trump’s summit with Putin on Friday, gave few details on how such an arrangement would work. But it appeared to be a major shift for Putin. It should be a key topic Monday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and major European leaders meet Trump at the White House.
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