Ukraine may consider presence of foreign troops on its territory as security guarantee – Zelenskyy
Pravda Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Kyiv may consider French President Emmanuel Macron’s idea for the future deployment of Western military forces in Ukraine, despite the fact that Ukraine is not a NATO member.
Source: Interfax-Ukraine
Quote: “I’ll be honest: we can think about and work on Emmanuel’s position. Remember, he suggested that some of the forces of one country or another be stationed on specific Ukrainian territory to ensure security until Ukraine joins NATO.”
Details: At the same time, the president said, there should be certain conditions for this.
“But we must have a clear understanding of when Ukraine will join the EU and when Ukraine will join NATO,” Zelenskyy stressed.
Background: At the end of November, Le Monde reported that discussions on deploying Western troops and private defence contractors to Ukraine resumed in Europe after Donald Trump’s victory in the US elections.
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