#German Defense Minister Boris #Pistorius stressed that future #security #guarantees for #Ukraine must not repeat the fate of the #Budapest #Memorandum.
#israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #hamas / #mediation / #diplomacy
„A senior Hamas official said an #agreement on the group’s arms is reachable as part of what he called “the #guarantees approach” that ensures the #reconstitution of Gaza and that the war doesn’t break out again. (…) Khaled Mashaal said the group has offered multiple options including a long-term #truce as part of its ongoing #negotiations with Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators.“
A senior Hamas official said an agreement on the group’s arms is reachable as part of what he called “the guarantees approach” that ensures the reconstitution of Gaza and that the war doesn’t break out again. Speaking in a forum in the Qatari capital, Doha, on Sunday, Khaled Mashaal said the group has offered multiple options including a long-term truce as part of its ongoing negotiations with Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators.
#Croatian Prime Minister Andrej #Plenković explained his country’s position on #security #guarantees for #Ukraine and warned #Kyiv against #legally recognizing #russia’s control over the #occupied #territories.
The #UK allocates £200M to prepare for potential troop deployment to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire. The funding covers vehicles, tech and drone defense.
It's a part of the "Coalition of the Willing" initiative aimed to monitor a ceasefire and provide security #guarantees.
In plan for Ukraine, Trump faces fundamental differences with Russia
Several provisions in the ceasefire plan being pushed byTrump would increase the involvement of the United States and European nations in Ukraine,
including a proposal to give Kyiv “NATO-like” #security #guarantees;
a plan for a demilitarized “#free #economic #zone” along the current combat line -- potentially patrolled by #Western #forces;
and a 💥U.S. role in operating Ukraine’s nuclear power plant in #Zaporizhzhia, which Russia seized in 2022.
All of these cut against Russia’s war aims and are almost certain to be rejected by Putin,
who insists he is open to a deal.
Despite hints of optimism following Trump’s meeting with Zelensky at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday,
Ukraine and Russia are starting 2026 with Russia trying once again to influence Trump’s opinion of the war,
and buying time for continued military gains
as the next steps in the peace process are kicked further into January.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/01/ukraine-russia-peace-plan-obstacles/
#Security #guarantees were discussed during Zelensky's two-hour meeting with Donald Trump at his residence in Mar-a-Lago in Florida, which ended without a breakthrough.
In the draft agreement, U.S. security guarantees for Ukraine are outlined 👉for a period of 15 years,
with a possibility for extension, President Volodymyr Zelensky told journalists on Dec. 29.
Zelensky described the current guaranteesas "strong,"
though adding that
"for now, they are not permanent."
"I told (Trump) that the war has been going on for almost 15 years,
and we would really like the guarantees to be longer,"
Zelensky said.
"I told (Trump) that we would like to consider guarantees for 30, 40, or even 50 years, and that would be a historic decision by president Trump. The president said he would think about it," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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