US Vice President J.D. Vance said that the end of this war will be discussed with Russia, as well as security guarantees. He told the Vice President in an interview with NBC News.
“We’re not talking about security guarantees until the war is over. And, of course, the Russians are going to be part of the conversation about ending this war. So, of course, they’re going to have a stake in that. They’re going to be talking about it. That doesn’t mean they’re going to have troops on Ukrainian territory, but how can you reasonably provide security guarantees without talking to the Russians about what will be necessary to end the war?” he said.
According to him, the US insists that Ukraine needs security guarantees that will protect it from future invasion.
Vance also believes that Europe will obviously play a big role in providing these guarantees.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on 20 August that discussing any security guarantees without Russia’s participation is a “road to nowhere”.
According to him, Moscow cannot agree with the fact that it is now proposed to solve collective security issues without Russia.
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.