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United States is offering Ukraine security guarantees for a period of 15 years as part of a proposed peace plan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, though he said he would prefer an American commitment of up to 50 years to deter Russia from further attempts to seize its neighbor’s land by force.

Donald Trump hosted Zelenskyy at his Florida resort on Sunday and insisted that Ukraine and Russia are “closer than ever before” to a peace settlement.

Negotiators are still searching for a breakthrough on key issues, however, including whose forces withdraw from where and the fate of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, one of the 10 biggest in the world. Trump noted that the monthslong U.S.-led negotiations could still collapse.

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[–] village604@adultswim.fan 10 points 1 hour ago

How is that different from the security guarantee we are already ignoring?

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 27 points 3 hours ago

There is no guarantee with trump in involved. The mans word is worthless.

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 47 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

There's also been a "ceasefire" in Gaza for over 2 months.

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 3 hours ago

Trump got a soccer trophy for that. Goooooooooool! Gooolazo!

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 75 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Ukraine gave up their nukes 30 some years ago after US and Russia agreed to both protect their security....

So this "security" promise is pretty hollow

[–] hypna@lemmy.world 7 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

They promised to not attack them, not to defend them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Memorandum

Clearly Russia broke that agreement, but the US, UK, France, and China haven't.

[–] AnchoriteMagus@lemmy.world 16 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Proving yourself wrong with your own source.

"1. Seek immediate Security Council action to provide assistance to the signatory if they "should become a victim of an act of aggression or an object of a threat of aggression in which nuclear weapons are used. "

To date, NONE of the signatories of the Budapest Memorandum have ever requested an Article 4 session in support of Ukraine.

[–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 hours ago

It also bars economic coercion....

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 35 points 4 hours ago (4 children)

If I can see it would be useless, certainly all of Ukraine can, too.

The U.S. will not go to war against Russia when they invade again. Everyone knows that. Only NATO has a chance of actually helping protect Ukraine from the next invasion.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 1 hour ago

Also, they already have a guarantee of protection from us that we're blatantly ignoring.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 7 points 3 hours ago

In situations like this, a punt can be the best plan.

Take a deal you know won't last, in the hopes before it falls apart you can join NATO/EU along with getting one on one treaties with a bunch of powerful countries who would be willing to join up.

It's hard to get that stuff signed when actively being invaded, because it immediately activates.

But even a single day pause is enough for other governments to get on board.

Source: Crusader Kings

[–] evenglow@lemmy.world 10 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Yup

Russia has said it won’t accept the deployment in Ukraine of troops from NATO countries.

[–] TWeaK@lemmy.today 16 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

This includes the US. Basically, Russia is saying no one is allowed to actaully provide security for Ukraine, regardless of whatever paper promises are made.

[–] evenglow@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

Ukraine gave up their nukes 30 some years ago after US and Russia agreed to both protect their security....

So this "security" promise is pretty hollow

[–] kami@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Well, Trump won't be alive next time Russia will invade them again.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 points 1 hour ago

If Russia actually waits 15 years. Or actually stops at all.

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

That either means the war just goes on a while as is and/or that Trump dies soon. Not sure I trust either one.

[–] Blade9732@lemmy.world 22 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Exactly one year from now: " This was a bad deal, put in place by Biden and we just have to get it changed. See, the nucular is the problem and Obama knew my uncle ar MIT, so we can fix this deal that Biden created. I have told Putin to not invade while we pull all our troops and funding out to make sure that Biden's terrible deal gets fixed in two weeks. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! "

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Why do you think it'll take that long?

[–] Blade9732@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago

Because Russia needs the year off to rebuild weapons and a functional army, well as functional as vodka and corruption can do.

[–] AnchoriteMagus@lemmy.world 10 points 4 hours ago

...because we upheld the terms of the Budapest Memorandum so faithfully?

[–] QProphecy@lemmy.world 9 points 4 hours ago

Don't trust them!

[–] PixelatedSaturn@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago

Pinky promise?