Steve Witkoff said Russia agreed in Alaska that the US and Europe could provide Ukraine with a Nato-style guarantee.

Steve Witkoff says Vladimir Putin agreed at his summit with Donald Trump to allow the U.S. and European allies to offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO’s collective defense mandate.

Washington and its European allies could offer Ukraine a NATO-style security guarantee as part of a potential peace deal, a US official said Sunday. Trump envoy Steve Witkoff, who attended Saturday’s Alaska talks, told CNN that it was “the first time we had ever heard the Russians agree to that” and called the move “game-changing.”

The protections that the US and Europe would be able to provide to Ukraine are similar to NATO's collective defense mandate.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he and President Donald Trump have reached an “understanding” on Ukraine and warned Europe not to “torpedo the nascent progress.”

Putin strolled down a red carpet on the tarmac at Elmendorf Air Force Base, met with Trump’s applause and a guard of honour. As they posed for pictures, F-22 fighters and a B-2 bomber flew overhead. A Russian vehicle waited on the tarmac for Putin,

Ukrainians in Kyiv have been shocked by the U.S. welcoming Russian President Vladimir Putin with a red carpet in Alaska