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Translated by: Flutura Gashi-Mehmeti
- December 29, 2025 10:48
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters via WhatsApp on Monday morning that he had asked Donald Trump to provide security guarantees for up to 50 years during their meeting at the US president's Mar-a-Lago, Florida, residence on Sunday.
Zelensky has said that instead, a draft peace framework provides for US security guarantees for Ukraine for 15 years.
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Letter to the Reader — Why We're Asking for Your Support ContributeIt is not clear what form these commitments will take, but the Ukrainian leader has sought "Article 5-like" security guarantees from Europe and the US, referring to NATO's founding principle that an attack on one member should be seen as an attack on all.
The Trump administration has intensified efforts to end the war in Ukraine since its 28-point peace plan was leaked.
Several rounds of talks have been held so far between the US and Ukraine and the US and Russia, but they have not yielded the expected result.
At Sunday's Trump-Zelensky meeting, the US president stated that the Ukraine deal could happen within a few weeks, while adding that only a few issues remained to be resolved.