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.

U.S. President Donald Trump could offer NATO-like protection of Ukraine, and Russia is open to the idea, one of his top foreign policy officials said on Sunday ahead of a meeting with Ukraine and European leaders to hammer out details of possible security guarantees for Kyiv.

European and NATO leaders will join Zelensky in Washington for talks with President Trump on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine. Russia agrees to allow NATO-like security protections for Ukraine, U.S. envoy says.