Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to allow the US to provide NATO-like security guarantees in Ukraine, US special envoy Steve Witkoff says.
The Trump official and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who witnessed discussions between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart in Alaska, have revealed more details about the summit.
Grilled on why the Trump administration did not impose sanctions threatened against Russia, Marco Rubio said existing economic penalties were already in effect and described how it affected the Russian delegation’s travel to the Anchorage.
The US president is set to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders at the White House in Washington.
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