Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday voiced readiness to drop his country’s bid to join NATO in exchange for Western security guarantees, but rejected the U.S. push for ceding territory to Russia as he held talks with U.S. envoys on ending the war.
Zelenskyy sat down with U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. The Ukrainian leader posted pictures of the negotiating table with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz sitting next to him facing the U.S. delegation.
Responding to journalists’ questions in audio clips on a WhatsApp group chat before the talks, Zelenskyy said that since the U.S. and some European nations had rejected Ukraine’s push to join NATO, Kyiv expects the West to offer a set of guarantees similar to those offered to the alliance members.
Zelenskyy emphasized that any security assurances would need to be legally binding and supported by the U.S. Congress
The US can not be trusted to uphold anything they sign. It doesn’t matter if Congress signs or not. We have countless examples of them backing down and letting Trump do whatever he wants.
The US is not an ally. They will not help you. Don’t give up a shot at NATO for hollow promises.
Depends on the administration. That basically means US can’t be trusted be cause it’s bipolar.
Like the same security guarantees they were already given?
