The United States has offered Ukraine, as part of the plan to end the war, a strong security guarantee modeled on Article 5 of the NATO treaty, which stipulates that "an attack on one ally shall be considered an attack on all."
"In the event of a significant and sustained attack by Russia, this shall be considered a threat to the peace and security of NATO, and its allies shall respond accordingly, including the use of military force," as declared on the 28-point plan draft.
According to Axios, Trump's peace plan 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 US and its allies will respond accordingly, including through military force.
Until this moment, the document has space for signatures from Ukraine, the US, the EU, NATO, and Russia, reported Axios. Russia has been briefed about the draft, but the country has not yet positioned itself, and it's unclear if President Vladimir Putin's signature will ultimately be required.
US offers Ukraine a 10-year security guarantee modelled on NATO
As explained by Axios, the plan's security guarantee would be initially valid for 10 years, with a renewal clause included if mutual consent were presented.
The person responsible for taking the lead on drafting the 28-point plan was Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff. He has discussed the security guarantee proposal with Zelensky's national security adviser, Rustem Umerov, over the weekend, and the document would have been shared with Zelensky on Thursday, according to a US official, as reported by Axios.
If put into practice, Trump's plan would establish the necessary conditions for an armistice between Ukraine and the Russian Federation. According to Axios, it "provides a security assurance modelled on the principles of Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, adapted to the circumstances of this conflict and the interests of the United States and its European partners."
Zelensky takes a position on the USA talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said after talks with a top United States Army official on Thursday, he was ready for "honest" work with Washington on a plan to end the war in Ukraine, while European allies pushed back against punishing concessions to Russia.
Kremlin has not yet been informed that Ukraine is ready to hold negotiations around a peace plan proposed by US President Donald Trump, Russia's RIA state news agency cited the Kremlin as saying on Friday, as reported by Reuters.
According to the US-backed plan, seen by Reuters, Kyiv would be required to give up the entire Donbas region and significantly downsize its military, conditions long seen by Ukraine's allies as tantamount to capitulation.
The plan says Ukraine would have to limit its army to 600,000 troops and that it would "receive robust security guarantees," without providing further details.
Zelensky, whose office said he had received a draft of the plan, said after meeting US Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll in Kyiv that Ukraine and Washington would work together on elements of it.
"Our teams - Ukraine and the USA - will work on the points of the plan to end the war," Zelensky wrote on Telegram. "We are ready for constructive, honest, and prompt work."
Zelensky's office did not comment directly on the content of the 28-point plan, which has not been officially published, but said he had "outlined the fundamental principles that matter to our people."
This is a developing story.