Ukraine presents “red lines” for peace talks to US, NATO membership among them – source
Pravda Ukraine
Ukraine, among other things, assured the US during the meeting in Jeddah that it would not agree to abandon NATO membership as part of a potential “peace agreement”.
Source: European Pravda, citing a source involved in the negotiations
Details: A source familiar with the negotiations told European Pravda that while the meeting did not aim to finalise a broad agreement, the Ukrainian side informed American partners about its “red lines”.
“We also discussed the NATO issue and made it clear that for Ukraine, it cannot be removed from the agenda,” the source explained.
The source stated that other key Ukrainian positions for future negotiations were also discussed.
Quote: “For Ukraine, there are red lines – including that there can be no restrictions on the size of the defence forces and no prohibitions on Ukraine’s participation in international organisations, including the EU and NATO. The issue of NATO also came up in remarks by [Head of the Ukrainian President’s Office Andrii] Yermak, stressing that Russia must not have a veto right.”
Background: President Zelenskyy earlier explained why Ukraine agreed to the US-proposed 30-day ceasefire in negotiations.
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