“Zelenskyi spoke about the need for security guarantees from the US, legally established by Congress.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Volodymyr Zelenskyi, photo: video screenshot Source: Zelensky in an interview with Fox News
Details: Zelensky noted that during the meeting with US President Donald Trump, he discussed options for an agreement on security guarantees for Ukraine.
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According to him, it may be similar to the NATO collective defense system, but it does not provide for Ukraine’s full membership in the Alliance.
Direct speech Zelenskyi: “We respect President Trump. And his decision is influential. But, of course, we need Congress for this. Maybe the Senate or Congress. This is a bilateral American document on security guarantees for Ukraine. And it is a mirror of NATO, and similar to NATO, but not NATO.”
What preceded: Zelensky said that Ukraine would like security guarantees for 30-40-50 years from the United States.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk considers the US statement on participation in security guarantees for Ukraine to be a success of the recent talks.
Prehistory:
- French President Emmanuel Macron announced that at the beginning of January, a meeting of the countries of the “coalition of the determined” will be held in Paris, where they plan to finalize the specific contributions of each state to the system of security guarantees for Ukraine.
- Zelensky and Trump met in Florida for peace talks, with Trump immediately warning that he would call Putin after the conversation.
- During the negotiations between Zelenskyi and Trump, it was not possible to resolve the issue of Donbas.