US President Donald Trump said Washington will contribute to security guarantees, but the US is no longer spending money on Ukraine.
“We don’t know Ukraine’s security guarantees because we haven’t discussed the details. But we will contribute. But if we reach an agreement – and I think we will – there won’t be much of a problem [znovu zhakhistu]” – he said at the White House while speaking to reporters.
According to him, Europe will provide significant security guarantees.
At the same time, Trump noted that the US is no longer spending money on Ukraine, noting that Washington is now selling NATO weapons for Ukraine.
In the context of a possible meeting between the presidents of Ukraine and Russia, Trump said:
“Putin doesn’t want to meet with Zelensky because he doesn’t like the latter. Zelensky doesn’t like Putin either.”
Security guarantees for Kiev are a key issue in efforts to end the war. Their discussion became more active after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with US President Donald Trump and European counterparts in Washington.
According to media reports, as part of the so-called coalition of the willing, Britain has offered to deploy Typhoon fighter jets in western Ukraine and a brigade of 3,000-5,000 troops to train the Ukrainian army. France, Canada and Australia could also send troops to western Ukraine. The Czech Republic could be part of a peacekeeping force in Ukraine, its president Petr Pavel said. Lithuania has also announced its willingness to provide peacekeeping troops for a possible mission in Ukraine.
European leaders recently issued a joint statement reiterating that the peace agreement should not limit Ukraine’s armed forces or its co-operation with third countries, and that Russia cannot have a veto over Ukraine’s path to membership in the European Union or NATO.