Foreign Policy

Putin’s Concession on Ukraine Security Guarantees: A Mirage or a Step Toward Peace?

By Economics Desk | August 17, 2025

Special envoy Steve Witkoff claims Putin agreed to let the U.S. and Europe offer NATO-like security guarantees to Ukraine — but is this a genuine breakthrough or political theater? Our investigation reveals the complexities beneath the headlines.

The recent announcement by Special U.S. Envoy Steve Witkoff that Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to allow the U.S. and European allies to provide Ukraine with security guarantees resembling NATO's Article 5 raises serious questions about substance versus spin in Trump’s foreign policy. Is This Real Progress or Political Posturing? Witkoff declared on CNN that this was “the first time we had ever heard the Russians agree” to offering such collective defense assurances to Ukraine — a claim that, if true, would represent a seismic shift in Moscow's stance amid a brutal conflict now stretching over three and a half...

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