Rep. Michael McCaul on Sunday said he would urge Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy not to sign President Donald Trump’s proposed peace agreement with Russia unless it includes firm and enforceable security guarantees, warning that Kyiv cannot risk a repeat of the failed Budapest Memorandum.
The draft plan, crafted by U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff with input from Secretary of State Marco Rubio and presented to Kyiv on Thursday, leaves Ukraine vulnerable unless the White House strengthens the security framework attached to it, the Texas Republican said on ABC News’ “This Week.”
“Without that, I would not advise Ukraine to sign this. They can’t sign an agreement like Budapest and then allow Russia to invade again,” McCaul told co-anchor Martha Raddatz.
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