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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine has yet to receive an unambiguous answer to its questions on security assurances from Western nations.
When asked by the press about security guarantees to prevent a Russian attack, Zelensky said, “I am asking this very question to all our partners and I have not received a clear, unambiguous answer yet.”
The Ukrainian leader’s remarks followed President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff’s claim that “significant progress” had been made on the issue. “We have made significant progress on several critical workstreams, including our bilateral security guarantee framework and a prosperity plan,” Witkoff wrote on X after the summit. “We agree with the Coalition that durable security guarantees and robust prosperity commitments are essential to a lasting peace in the Ukraine and we will continue to work together on this effort.”
Kiev’s military ties to Western nations was one of the core causes of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded that Kiev agree to neutrality as a condition for ending its assault on Ukraine.
President Donald Trump and Zelensky have agreed that Ukraine will never join NATO. However, the Ukrainian leader is now seeking to sign a series of bilateral agreements with the US and European states that are similar to NATO’s mutual defense pact.
On Tuesday, France and the UK agreed to send troops to Ukraine once a ceasefire with Russia is reached. Under those terms, Moscow is unlikely to agree to a truce. The Kremlin has stated any agreement to end the war must include a commitment from Kiev not to host foreign forces.
