Ukraine seeks at least a 20-year security guarantees from the United States before agreeing to any peace deal to end the war with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday.
Speaking at the Munich Security Council, Zelenskiy said his country needed at least a 20-year security guarantee instead of 15 years offered by the United States. Zelenskiy expressed hope that “the trilateral meetings next week will be serious, substantive, helpful for all of us but, honestly, sometimes it feels like the sides are talking about completely different things”.
“The Americans often return to the topic of concessions and too often those concessions are discussed only in the context of Ukraine, not Russia,” he stressed. Zelenskiy added that some European Union officials had suggested Ukraine could join the bloc as early as 2027 and called for a definitive timeline.
European officials have expressed irritation at what they perceive as the United States’ hesitation to clearly outline the security commitments it would extend to Ukraine prior to the signing of any deal. The matter continues to weigh heavily on ties between Washington and European capitals.
In remarks that were well received across Europe, Marco Rubio stated that “Europe and the US belong together” and suggested closer collaboration.
At the same time, he made clear that such cooperation would hinge on US expectations concerning climate policy, migration and trade tariffs, emphasizing that Washington was ready to proceed on its own if required.
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