Europe can’t provide security guarantees to Ukraine without US, they won’t be effective - Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the security guarantees that Europe can offer to Ukraine will not be effective without the participation of the United States.
He said this in an interview with The Guardian, Censor.NET reports.
According to him, if US President Donald Trump stops supporting Ukraine, Europe will not be able to fill this gap on its own.
"There are voices that say that Europe can offer security guarantees without the Americans, and I always say no. Security guarantees without America are not real security guarantees," he emphasized.
The Head of State noted that in this regard, it was important for Ukraine to continue military support from the United States. He cited the American Patriot air defense system as an example.
"Only Patriot can protect us from all types of missiles, only Patriot. There are other (European - Ed.) systems... but they cannot provide full protection... So even on this small example, you can see that without America, security guarantees cannot be complete," Zelensky added.
The Ukrainian president also said he was ready for talks, but wanted Ukraine to conduct them from a "position of strength," and said he would offer lucrative reconstruction contracts and investment concessions to American companies to try to sway Donald Trump to his side.
"Those who help us save Ukraine [will have] a chance to rebuild it together with Ukrainian business, together with their business. We are ready to talk about all these things in detail," he summarized.
