Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that security guarantees with the United States should be signed before the conclusion of a major peace agreement.
Points of attention
- President Zelenskyy asserts that security guarantees from the US should be signed before concluding a peace agreement with Russia to ensure society's faith in justice and progress.
- The size of the Ukrainian army is a crucial component of the security guarantees package and reflects society's belief in justice and security.
- Zelenskyy highlights that signing security guarantees is a gesture of goodwill and does not automatically imply binding obligations without an end to the war.
Security guarantees from the US must be signed before concluding a peace agreement with Russia — Zelenskyy
The head of state announced this during a conversation with journalists.
I believe that if the document on security guarantees is ready, and they are not a condition for anything else, then signing can take place.
According to him, he emphasized to the American side that signing security guarantees is important, because society needs to see real progress.
…A lot has been achieved, but people must believe in this progress, because after such a difficult war, there is little faith in people. You need to count on something. In this case, the most a person can count on is security guarantees.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine
Zelensky noted that the issue of the size of the Ukrainian army is a component of society's faith in justice, therefore it is also included in the package of security guarantees.
And when we talk about the issue that we worked on — an army of 800,000 — it all depends on the faith of our people in justice. The army will be like this. The replenishment of the army is in the package of security guarantees with America. There is a military appendix that our military compiled together, there is the appropriate weapons.
The President expressed hope that after signing the document, information about the weapons that Ukraine can count on will become public.
The President emphasized that, in his opinion, documents on security guarantees should be signed before final decisions are made.
And that's why I believe that these documents should be signed before the final decision. In my opinion, this is the right step.
He also emphasized that signing security guarantees is a manifestation of goodwill and does not mean automatic obligations without an end to the war.
My signal was this: signing security guarantees is good will. We shouldn't be afraid that Ukraine will be given something, but Ukraine simply doesn't want to end the war. The logic is this: we signed, and then Congress will ratify. If we signed and didn't end the war, Congress won't ratify anything.
According to the President, he does not see a problem in the fact that security guarantees will come into effect after the end of the war.
And what is the problem if it says that security guarantees will be in effect when the war ends? I don't see it. That's why Ukraine says that this element of our agreements is ready.
