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Marco Rubio will lead the working group that is developing a proposal on security guarantees for Ukraine.
European sources tell journalists that these guarantees will have 4 components: military presence, air defense, weapons, and monitoring of the cessation of hostilities.
Rubio, who holds both the positions of Secretary of State and National Security Advisor as only Henry Kissinger has done (Trump has called him a "Kissinger who doesn't reveal anything classified"), gave four television interviews on Sunday, returning from Alaska, and another last night, after the summit with Zelensky and the Europeans.
He is the most suitable person in the administration to explain Trump's foreign policy, given his extensive experience on these issues as a senator and perhaps also because he was once an "old-school" Republican and an anti-Russia "hawk."
On territorial concessions, for example, he told Fox News: "It's not easy and maybe it's not even fair, but it's necessary to end the war."
The task force is made up of American, European, Ukrainian and NATO national security advisors.
It is expected that within 10 days, according to Zelensky, a detailed proposal on security guarantees will be drafted, which will also determine who is willing to do what within the "coalition of the willing."
Rubio said discussions with European national security advisers began on Saturday.
One solution for a military presence would be 15,000 to 20,000 European troops deployed in Ukraine, Camille Grand, a former NATO assistant secretary general who has studied possible security guarantees, told the New York Times.
Soldiers from the so-called "security force," away from the front lines, would support the Ukrainian army. Other countries could provide unarmed observers at the border, supported by satellite surveillance and drones.
"We are working with our European allies and also with non-European countries to build these security guarantees," Rubio told Fox.
According to the website Axios, Putin, while saying in Alaska that he was ready to discuss "the principle of security guarantees," mentioned China as one of the possible guarantors.
As for the United States, it could provide operational intelligence and perhaps training to the Ukrainians, without sending in its own troops. However, Grand notes that if things get worse, it would be good to have a formal commitment “that the Americans will not sit back and watch.” There has been talk of something like an “Article 5.” Ideally, this would include a commitment to use U.S. air and naval power.
The Europeans, if they send their troops to Ukraine, also want America to keep its troops on NATO's eastern flank.
The involvement of NATO military leaders is essential to the planning. They will meet today to assess options for security guarantees. General Alexus Grynkewich, the Supreme Commander of NATO and US Forces in Europe, will report on the outcome of the meeting with Putin.
Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, has announced a video conference. General Dan Caine, Chief of Staff of the US Armed Forces, may participate.
At the request of Defense Minister Guido Crosetto, the Italian Chief of Defense Staff, General Luciano Portolano, will participate in talks with the military representatives of the nations who were at the summit the day before yesterday.
As for the weapons, as part of the guarantee agreement, according to the Financial Times, Kiev has proposed to Trump a $100 billion purchase of them, financed by Europe. The proposal also includes a $50 billion deal for the joint production of drones between Ukraine and the United States. / Adapted from Corriere della Sera /
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