In the case of a ceasefire, according to Trump, the United States is “ready to play a certain role” in providing Ukraine with means of containing future Russian aggression. The head of the White House indicated that American participation will take place outside NATO.
Trump did not specify what he means “security guarantees”, the participants in the conversation discussed the concept as a whole, sources say. WITHAM Trump's openness to this idea caused restrained optimism among Europeans, writes Politico. At the same time, the publication doubts that the guarantees for which Trump is ready to go to the expectations of Ukraine and Europe.
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The fact that security guarantees were discussed at video conferences was mentioned by other leaders who took part in a conversation with Trump. Zelensky saidthat the US president supported the security guarantees and said “about America's readiness to participate.”
German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz Clarifiedthat this topic was discussed briefly. About what these guarantees will be, who will play what role in them did not talk in detail. French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed Media Insides: Trump said that NATO should not be part of security guarantees, which is also important for the aggressor country of Russia. At the same time, Trump emphasized that the United States and all allies should be part of these guarantees. Macron said that for him such a clarification from Trump was very important.
