Top Ukraine official says security guarantee details could be hammered out within next week

The first draft of Ukraine’s security guarantees for deterring Russia from re-invading the country after a peace agreement is reached could come as soon as “early next week,” a senior Kyiv official told NBC News on Friday.

Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergiy Kyslytsya said US and European leaders have been hammering out security guarantee details since Monday’s meeting with President Trump at the White House.

“If we speak about security guarantees, it’s such an important issue and so complex that we do really need at least one week to deliver, to prepare a solid draft over a package of security guarantees to Ukraine,” he told Kristen Welker on “Meet the Press.”

“Ever since Monday night, the NSA and chief of military staff have been working very hard, practically every day, to draft that … agreement. So ideally, we may have the first draft sometime early next week, and then we have to decide.”