““NATO needs to be built in Ukraine.” Zelensky announced the promotion on the placement of a foreign contingent on February 17, 15:17 Share: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky during a videoconference, February 17, 2025 (photo: Presidential Office of Ukraine) must be comprehensive and cover weapons, economic and political support and a military contingent in Ukraine can also become the first platform to create future armed”, – Write On: ua.news
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky during a videoconference, February 17, 2025 (photo: Presidential Office of Ukraine)
Security guarantees should be comprehensive and embrace weapons, economic and political support, and the military contingent in Ukraine can also become the first platform to create future Armed Forces in Europe.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated this on Monday, February 17, during a videoconference with media representatives while visiting the UAE.
“If we do not have NATO, then, relatively speaking, NATO needs to be built in Ukraine. To put it bluntly, but to do not conditional, but to do substantively. That is, a million army, and here you need money, and who gives money for it. Apart from money – weapons, ”Zelensky said.
According to him, when it comes to the deployment of a foreign contingent, it is necessary to understand the size of this contingent, where they will be, from which countries, what and how will they be armed.
“And if the contingent, it is very important not to lose the United States in one way or another,” the Ukrainian leader emphasized.
Zelensky also reported that there is a significant promotion in the issue of placement of a foreign military contingent in the territory of Ukraine. However, he said, there are skeptic countries on this issue. According to the President of Ukraine, they will remain in their positions.
“But I see that the issue of the contingent, the issue of the European Army as a whole may have such the first step. What I said about Europe’s armed forces is the first step when there is a Ukrainian army and there are Europe’s armed forces in Ukraine. I think it is the first platform for the future creation of such a force – the Armed Forces of Europe, ”the Ukrainian leader said.
The president emphasized that it should be an army that in the sky, on the water, on land, with the help of drones and artificial intelligence will be able to repel in the event of an attack.
“We can create a platform from strong countries – only those who want. This is very important: not those we force, but those who want, ”Zelensky said.
The President of Ukraine also stressed that security guarantees should not be on paper, but on earth, on water and in the sky.
Possible sending NATO troops to Ukraine – what is known
Discussions on the departure of troops to Ukraine were resumed in November 2024, after winning the election of US President Donald Trump.
On December 3, Radio Liberty, with reference to a high -ranking NATO representative, who spoke on the conditions of anonymity, reported that France and the United Kingdom discussing possible options for guaranteeing Ukraine’s security in the event of peaceful negotiations with Russia.
On December 19, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine supports France’s initiative to place a military contingent in its territory as part of security guarantees and calls for international partners to join these efforts.
On February 11, 2025, Pentagon Pit Hegset head said the United States would not send troops to Ukraine. He added that President Donald Trump hopes for a quick peace agreement.
On February 13, Zelensky reported that 100,000 peacekeepers in Ukraine needed to ensure peace and that on his behalf, the military was developed by a map that shows a real need for foreign troops to provide peace in the country.
On February 17, the UK Prime Minister Kir Starmer said that he was “ready and wants” to send British troops to Ukraine to ensure any peace agreement.