A senior Ukrainian official stated that for kyiv security guarantees are more important than the territorial issue in the context of possible negotiations on a truce in the context of Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential elections, reports the American newspaper New York Times.
“The territorial issue is extremely important, but this remains the second issue… The first issue is security guarantees,” — the newspaper quotes the official.
According to the official, kyiv would like to ensure that any ceasefire line does not harm Ukraine’s economic recovery, for example by making industrial zones unsafe for investment, the newspaper writes. In addition, the width of the demilitarized zone will be important for kyiv, the newspaper adds.
According to the publication, the secretary of the Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Roman Kostenko He stated that negotiations should be based on guarantees, since “nothing is more important” for Ukraine. At the same time, he noted that kyiv will not officially renounce its claims to territories under the control of the Russian Federation, the publication notes.
donald trump He previously promised that he could achieve a solution to the Ukrainian conflict through negotiations. Furthermore, he has repeatedly claimed that he can resolve the conflict in Ukraine in one day. In Russia they believe that this is a problem that is too complex for such a simple solution.
