Rep. Michael McCaul on Sunday said he would urge Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy not to sign President Donald Trump’s proposed peace agreement with Russia unless it includes firm and enforceable security guarantees, warning that Kyiv cannot risk a repeat of the failed Budapest Memorandum.
The draft plan, crafted by U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff with input from Secretary of State Marco Rubio and presented to Kyiv on Thursday, could leave Ukraine vulnerable with NATO-like Article-5 security, the Texas Republican told ABC News’ “This Week.”
“For without that, I would not advise Ukraine to sign this,” McCaul told co-anchor Martha Raddatz. “They can’t sign an agreement like Budapest and then allow Russia to invade again.”
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