US EditionUS offered security guarantees to Ukraine conditional on Kyiv ceding Donbas to Russia, Zelenskiy says
Zelenskiy says U.S. conditions peace security guarantees on Ukraine ceding Donbas amid pressure to end the war quickly while U.S. focuses on conflict with Iran.
- On Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Reuters that the United States made proposed security guarantees for a peace deal conditional on Ukraine ceding the Donbas region to Russia.
- With the U.S. now focused on its own conflict with Iran, President Donald Trump is applying pressure on Ukraine to end the four-year war, Zelenskiy said.
- Zelenskiy thanked Trump for maintaining Patriot missile supplies but said, "this supply of Patriot missiles is not as large as we need," as Russia advances on the 'Fortress Belt.'
- Although Zelenskiy said the security guarantees document was "100% ready" in January, he stated after recent talks that work remains; the White House offered no immediate comment.
- Russia is betting Washington will lose interest in talks, as Zelenskiy warned that the Middle East situation impacts Trump's next steps regarding Ukraine's peace deal.
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US Official Disputes Zelenskyy’s Claim That Security Guarantees Linked to Ukraine Ceding Donbas
WASHINGTON—A U.S. official has pushed back after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said U.S. security guarantees for Ukraine are contingent on Kyiv ceding control of the Donbas region to Russia. While Zelenskyy has been adamant that his country should have assurances of protection against future attacks, he has been reluctant to relinquish territory as a precondition to ending the ongoing conflict with Russia, now in its fifth year. In an …
According to the Ukrainian president, the U.S. is making assignments in the east of the country a condition for their protection. Selenskyy says that Trump wants a quick end to the war – also because of the conflict in Iran.
According to Ukrainian President Selenskyy, the Trump administration is making the Donbas's surrender to Russia a condition for security guarantees. Kiev does not want to implement this.
Zelensky laments that Trump still "elects the strategy to put more pressure on the Ukrainian side". The head of state criticised Russia "cantage" and says that the succession of Donbass would weaken Europe.
Zelensky says US security guarantees for Ukraine conditional on Donbas withdrawal, warns move would compromise European
“With the Middle East definitely having an impact on President Trump, I think on his next steps… unfortunately, in my opinion, he still chooses a strategy to put more pressure on the Ukrainian side,” Zelensky said, highlighting the effect of the US focus on its conflict with Iran.
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