Zelenskyy: Ukraine's security guarantees document ready for finalisation with Trump
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that a bilateral document on security guarantees for Ukraine is effectively ready to be finalised at the highest level with US President Donald Trump.
Source: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on X (Twitter)
Details: Zelenskyy said that Rustem Umierov, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, briefed him on the results of the talks, during which the sides discussed both security guarantees and documents related to Ukraine's recovery and economic development.
Quote: "A bilateral document on security guarantees for Ukraine is essentially ready for finalisation at the highest level with the president of the United States. It is important that Ukraine is successfully uniting the efforts of the European and American teams, and together, we discussed, in particular, documents on recovery and economic development."
Details: Zelenskyy noted that during the negotiations, complex issues concerning the basic framework for ending the war were discussed and that the Ukrainian side presented possible options for finalising the relevant document.
The Ukrainian president also added that the United States plans separate contact with Russia and that Ukraine expects feedback on whether Moscow is genuinely ready to end the war. Nonetheless, Kyiv continues to inform its partners about the consequences of Russian strikes, which, as Zelenskyy points out, do not indicate any change in the Kremlin's priorities.
In addition, the president stressed the need to increase pressure on Russia in parallel with the negotiation process, saying that the credibility of future security guarantees must already be demonstrated by partners' ability to exert effective pressure on the aggressor. Ukraine, he said, is preparing new contacts with international partners.
Background:
- On 7 January, Umierov said that, following the leaders' meeting of the Coalition of the Willing in Paris, he had held consultations with national security advisers on security guarantees.
- French President Emmanuel Macron said that several thousand French troops could be deployed to maintain peace in Ukraine after a ceasefire.
- Spain has also, for the first time, indicated that it could take part in a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine after a ceasefire.
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has likewise suggested that his country could deploy troops to Ukraine in the event of a peace agreement.
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