Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Europe's future security architecture will be determined by how and when the conflict between Ukraine and Russia ends. He made the remarks to journalists in Dublin, infohub.kz reports.
"In my view, much depends on when and how the war in Ukraine ends. And this will affect all subsequent steps. All these steps will be taken after the war ends, after security guarantees are provided to Ukraine," RBC-Ukraine quoted him as saying.
The Ukrainian leader stressed that security guarantees for Ukraine are already part of Europe's security guarantees. "Ukraine already has capabilities that are serious for Europe. We are part of Europe, and we are already part of the security architecture," he said.
According to Zelensky, if Ukraine joins NATO, there will be one security architecture; if it does not, there will be another. "By the way, in Europe everyone is happy about this. We discussed this today. Everyone is very happy about the prospect of our accession to NATO," the politician said.
Recall that on the evening of November 12, Zelensky met with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, special envoys of U.S. President Donald Trump. The Ukrainian leader said the American side had managed to make progress on the Europeans. At the next meeting, he said, European representatives will be part of the negotiating team and will have a voice.
Steve Witkoff announced a new meeting as part of the Ukrainian settlement process, while Jared Kushner wrote on social media that the progress made in recent days is encouraging.