US EditionRussia and Ukraine: Seeking Balanced Security Guarantees
Ukraine seeks legally binding postwar security guarantees with potential Western troop involvement to prevent future Russian aggression, a shift supported by key European allies, officials said.
- In Washington, Zelensky will meet President Trump and six European leaders, including Prime Minister Keir Starmer, on Aug 18 to discuss security guarantees.
- After the Alaska meeting with President Vladimir Putin, Trump conveyed a security guarantees proposal to Zelensky early Aug 16, Kyiv officials said.
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni suggested guarantees based on Article 5, and Trump said US troops might participate, according to senior European officials.
- Ukrainian officials warned they remained confused about what Mr Trump had in mind and cautioned that vague guarantees gave Russia free rein to attack their country.
- European leaders convened virtually on Aug 17 to coordinate ahead of the White House summit, after forming a coalition of the willing in spring, critics called guarantees vague.
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As European leaders emphasize need for Ukraine’s post-war security guarantees, Moscow reiterates opposition to any Western military presence
Ahead of Monday’s summit at the White House, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova accused Britain of undermining peace efforts between Moscow and Washington following talks in Anchorage, Alaska. The statement, released Sunday, accused London of continuing to make statements that “clash with” and “undermine” Russian-American diplomatic progress on Ukraine.
Ukraine has made bad experiences with Russia's promises, which is why foreign troops are supposed to prevent Moscow from attacking again.
If Ukraine agrees to sign a compromise with Russia, it will ask in return for the guarantee not to be attacked again. And in order to avoid this, several options are on the table.
Points of future security guarantees, which should become a mechanism for deterring Russia, are being developed at the level of national security advisers of Ukraine and partner countries.
A few hours from their meeting with Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelensky and his European allies face a common challenge: ensuring the security of Ukraine and the European continent ...
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