Ukraine

Axios - President Trump's peace plan for Ukraine includes a security guarantee modeled on NATO's Article 5, which would commit the U.S. and European allies to treat an attack on Ukraine as an attack on the entire "transatlantic community," according to a draft obtained by Axios' Barak Ravid....

Between the lines: The plan could open Trump to backlash with his America First allies, as it would effectively commit the U.S. military to defending Ukraine in the event of another war.

The intrigue: The 28-point plan U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll presented to Zelensky yesterday, which was obtained by Axios, says simply that "Ukraine will receive reliable security guarantees." But alongside it, the U.S. presented the Ukrainians with another draft agreement.

 It states that any future "significant, deliberate, and sustained armed attack" by Russia on Ukraine "shall be regarded as an attack threatening the peace and security of the transatlantic community," and the U.S. and its allies will respond accordingly, including through military force. Go deeper

Bloomberg - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy agreed to work on a peace plan crafted by Russia and the US that would force Ukraine to cede key territory, abandon its NATO ambitions, and hold elections within 100 days. Greece’s prime minister called it “problematic” and the UK’s Keir Starmer said any proposal must have Kyiv’s consent. European leaders will hold a call with Zelenskiy to discuss the proposal.