
The US is considering the possibility of creating a demilitarized zone between Russia and Ukraine, in which it itself would take a leading role.
The area in question would be monitored by American satellites and drones, but it would not include ground troops from NATO member states.
Instead of such troops, which are opposed by Russia, the presence of forces from countries that are not part of the alliance, such as Saudi Arabia or Bangladesh, is being considered.
"In such a scenario, no American soldiers will be deployed to Ukraine and NATO will stay out, so as not to cross the Kremlin's "red lines". At the same time, Kiev will sign bilateral security agreements with partners outside the framework of NATO's Article 5," says NBCNews.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will have to agree to any plan for security guarantees for Ukraine, and the involvement of NATO or even its suggestion is a key issue for him, so efforts are being made to completely avoid the use of forces of the North Atlantic alliance in the plan.
A key challenge is determining what would be considered a violation by Russia and what the response should be. Another part of the talks is related to the Black Sea, where Turkey will be responsible for ensuring the free passage of ships.
For now, the plan remains only on paper because it cannot advance without the approval of Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, and the leaders of other countries that would be involved in security guarantees, including US President Donald Trump.