Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said He and Trump (R) have reached an Agreement on Postwar U.S. Security Guarantees for His Country, following their Meeting in Davos on Thursday.
Zelensky told Reporters that a Document on the Guarantees was “Finished” and just needed to be “signed by the sides, by the presidents, and then will go to national parliaments.”
However, He said those Guarantees would only come into Play “after the war will stop.” Zelensky has long Argued that Ukrainian Sovereignty Depends on Credible Security Commitments to Prevent another Invasion.
He has pointed to Past Guarantees that did Not hold, including the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, in which Ukraine gave up Nuclear Weapons, in Exchange for Assurances from several Powers, including the U.S. and Russia, which were Violated when Russia Annexed Crimea and Invaded in 2022.
Zelensky was Speaking after His Meeting with Trump and several Senior Members of the Administration, which He described as “productive and meaningful.”
The Ukrainian President did Not Outline All Specific Terms, but said the Agreement, when Ratified by both Countries’ Governments, would be a Key Element of a potential Peace Framework, aimed at Ending Russia’s ongoing Invasion. He also Stressed that while Security Guarantees were being Finalized, Territorial Issues with Russia remain Unresolved.
Zelensky also took Aim at Europe in His Comments, Accusing Leaders of having No “Political Will” and Contrasting the European Union and NATO’s Slow Response to Russia with Trump’s Decisive Action in Venezuela.
Security Guarantees are Formal Commitments by Other Countries, to Protect Ukraine from Future Aggression, including Potential Military Support, if Russia Attacks again. Zelensky said these Guarantees are meant to Ensure Ukraine No Longer has to Live in Fear that the War could Restart.
Unlike Full NATO Membership, these Guarantees would likely be Bilateral or Multilateral Pledges by various Partners to Uphold Ukraine’s Security, without Committing Ukraine to an Alliance Treaty.
In the same Davos Address, Zelensky Sharply Criticized European Allies for their Slow and Fragmented Support. “Europe looks lost,” He said, Urging the Continent to build a Stronger, Unified Political Voice, rather than being Reactive.
He compared Repeated Calls for Support to the Movie Groundhog Day, saying, “Just last year, here in Davos, I ended my speech with the words: Europe needs to know how to defend itself. A year has passed. And nothing has changed.”
Zelensky said there would be Two Days of Trilateral Meetings between the U.S., Ukraine, and Russia, in the Emirates, Starting Friday.
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