‘Issues should be resolved with Ukraine’s involvement’: Zelancesi gave US security guarantee; Call for trilateral talks with Russia
Ukrainian President Volodimier Zelanski has praised Washington’s decision to join the security guarantee, described it as a “historic step” and urged the construction of a tripartite format associated with Ukraine, the United States and Russia.After a conversation with the interested alliance in Brussels on Sunday, Zelancesi said, “Everyone supports that after interaction with interested in Brussels on Sundays, the tripartite format of Ukraine – significant issues should be resolved with participation in Ukraine, America and Russian major.”While writing on X, he insisted that the guarantee should go beyond political gestures. “Security guarantee, as a result of our joint work, should be really very practical, providing security on the ground, in the air and in the sea, and with the participation of Europe.”Zelansky is scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday. European Commission chief Ursula von deer Leyen, French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Kir Stner, German Chancellor Frederick Merz, NATO general secretary Mark Rute, Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni and Finnish President Alexander Stub will also participate. Next to that meeting, Zelancesi underlined the importance of European unity and said, “It is important that Europe remained united in 2022.
Russia demands its guarantee
Meanwhile, Moscow has pushed back against Western proposals. Russia’s permanent representative for international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ullanov, said that West should also give reliable guarantee to Russia.“Many European Union leaders emphasize that the future peace agreement should provide reliable security guarantee for Ukraine. Russia agrees. But it has the right to expect that Moscow will also get an effective security guarantee, “he said, warning against repeating broken promises on the east expansion of NATO, as reported by TAS.
Trump Balance interacts between Kyiv and Moscow
According to the news agency ANI, US President Trump has said that if his conversation with Zelanceci proves fruitful in Washington, he will go to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, although he did not clarify whether such a meeting would take the form of a tripartite summit.Trump had already met Putin in Alaska last week, but he failed to produce the meeting ceasefire. According to White House envoy Steve Witcoff, the two leaders indicated an agreement on the principle of “strong security guarantee” for Ukraine.The US President, who has shifted his rhetoric to demand a full peace deal instead of a temporary Trus, wrote on the truth social on Sunday: “Great progress on Russia. Keep up!”.
Europe’s restlessness on security deal
European capitals have cautiously welcomed Washington’s strong role. Ursula von Der Leyen described Vikas as “positive”, but Zelancesi rejected Moscow’s idea, who play any role in shaping the safety structure of the Kiev.“What President Trump said about the guarantee of security, it is much more important to me than Putin’s views, as Putin will not give any safety guarantee,” Zelancesi said at a joint news conference with Von Der Leyen in Brussels according to AFP.Macron clarified for its share that Russia’s proposals had capacity. “There is only a state that proposes a peace that will be a captilation: Russia,” he said. Moscow’s Foreign Ministry later condemned it as a “unnatural lie”.Behind the curtain, sources quoted by AFP claim that Washington discussed proposals related to regional concessions. According to an account of a call between Trump, Zelanski and European leaders, the US President suggested supporting a Russian demand for complete control over Donnetsk and Lugonskas in exchange for stopping aggressive in Kherson and Zaporizhia.Zelancesi has strongly rejected the conditions, Ukraine insisted that he would not leave Donbas.Despite the diplomatic exercise, the fight continues on the ground. Ukrainian officials said on Monday that 13 people were injured in Russian attacks on Kharkiv and Sumi region. Both Kyiv and Moscow have also carried out drone attacks.
