NATO is considering two proposals on Ukraine — Foreign Policy

The countries of the North Atlantic Alliance are ready to offer Ukraine two types of security guarantees as part of a peace agreement with Russia, one of the senior Western officials said on condition of anonymity to the American publication Foreign Policy (from English — "Foreign Policy").

The first type of guarantee will oblige NATO members to send significant economic and military assistance to Kiev for many years after the ceasefire agreement.

"Such agreements assume that Ukraine will retain the prospect of joining the alliance," the publication notes.

The second type of guarantee will immediately extend to Ukraine is protected by NATO's Article 5, effectively extending the West's nuclear umbrella to this country and obliging the rest of Europe, the United States and Canada to protect Ukraine. At the same time, as the anonymous official stated, the second option is unlikely to be supported by all NATO countries or approved by Russia. According to him, the first proposal in general terms is only a continuation of the status quo.

According to the magazine, retired US Army General Keith Kellogg is likely to be tasked with laying the foundations for a peace agreement on Ukraine. As co-chair of the Center for American Security at the America First Policy Institute, Kellogg has already outlined his vision of what an agreement might look like. In an article published in April last year, Kellogg suggested that the States seek an immediate cease-fire on Ukraine, while continuing to arm Ukraine, "to ensure that Russia does not move further and does not attack again." At the same time, NATO will close the door to Ukraine "in exchange for a comprehensive and verifiable peace agreement with security guarantees."

EADaily reminds that on the eve of Donald Trump said that "I don't want to harm Russia," but insisted that "if we don't make a "deal," then in the near future I will have no choice but to impose high taxes, tariffs and sanctions on everything that Russia sells." To the United States and other participating countries."