Explicit security guarantees from the US to Ukraine is the clear term set by Volodimir Zelenski in Donald Trump In order to have direct conversations with Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine
“Security guarantees will probably be decided by our partners and there will be increasingly details, as everything will be written on paper and be formalized (…) within a week in up to 10 days,” he said Monday Monday Volodimir Zelenski after talking with US President Donald Trump and European leaders in the White House.
At the same time, he said “ready” to meet with his Russian counterpart bilaterally, while stressing that he “expects” that there would be a trilateral meeting with Donald Trump.
In fact, Kiev to secure US security guarantees seems to propose to Washington to buy US $ 100 billion weapons with European funding, according to An article on the “Financial Times”.
In fact, according to the British financial newspaper, citing a relevant document, Kiev has proposed to Washington and a separate $ 50 billion deal to co -produce drones with US companies. According to the same report, Zelenski informed European leaders about his plan before meeting Donald Trump at the White House.
The Ukrainian proposal aims to respond to Trump’s desire to strengthen the US industry. Asked Monday at the White House for further military assistance to Ukraine, Trump said: “We give nothing. We sell weapons. “
The document does not mention exactly what weapons is demanding that Ukraine is supplied, but Kiev has made it clear that it wants at least 10 Patriot -based US -made patriot systems for the protection of cities and critical infrastructures, along with other missiles and equipment. It is also not clear how much the plan for drones will be for supplies and how much investment.
The document describes how Ukraine intends to counter the US after Trump’s appearance is aligned with the Russian position for the end of war after the war after the war after the appearance of Trump. his meeting with Putin in Alaska last Friday.
He reiterates Kiev’s call for a ceasefire- which Trump had initially supported but abandoned after his meeting with Putin- choosing the search for a comprehensive peace agreement.
The document also states that “a constant peace should not be based on concessions and gifts to Putin, but on a strong security framework that will prevent future aggression”.