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Kyiv security guarantees will only work if US provides them-Zelensky
KYIV – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said late on Jan 5 that security guarantees for Kyiv to end Russia’s war would only be effective if the United States provides them, and he hoped to meet US President-elect Donald Trump soon after his inauguration.
In an interview with US podcaster Lex Fridman, Zelensky praised the incoming US president, who has vowed to rapidly end the war without explaining how, saying Ukrainians were counting on him to compel Moscow to agree to a lasting peace.
Almost three years after Russia’s invasion, the election of Trump, who returns to the White House on Jan 20, has sparked hope of a diplomatic resolution to stop the war, but also fears in Kyiv that a quick peace could come at a high price.
The Ukrainian leader said the White House under Trump had a vital role to play in providing security guarantees and asserted he and the US president-elect saw eye to eye on the need for a “peace through strength” approach to ending the conflict.
“Without the United States security guarantees are not possible. I mean these security guarantees that can prevent Russian aggression,” he said.
REUTERS