One more country joins effort to provide security guarantees for Ukraine
Photo: Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (Getty Images)
Sweden is ready to contribute to security guarantees for Ukraine. In particular, the country could assist with aerial surveillance and naval resources, stated Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Aftonbladet reports.
"We want to be involved, but it must be done safely and reliably, and we need to know what we are getting into," Kristersson said.
At the same time, the Prime Minister did not specify whether Sweden plans to send its ground forces to Ukraine. He emphasized the importance of Ukraine being able to defend itself in a way that deters Russia from future attacks.
"I don’t think this is about deploying very large forces from other countries to Ukraine, but about Ukraine being able to take responsibility for its country convincingly enough that Russia won’t try it again," Kristersson stressed.
Security guarantees for Ukraine
On August 18, a meeting took place at the White House with the leaders of Ukraine, the US, France, Finland, Germany, the UK, Italy, as well as the European Commission President and NATO Secretary General. The main topic of discussion was security guarantees for Ukraine.
Allies discussed the possibility of security guarantees similar to NATO’s Article 5, but outside the Alliance.
During the talks, US President Donald Trump confirmed US participation in these guarantees but emphasized that the main burden should fall on European partners and ruled out sending American troops to Ukraine.
Meanwhile, the Coalition of the Willing announced its readiness to deploy deterrent forces in Ukraine. Following the White House meeting, around 10 countries agreed to send troops to Ukraine. The coalition will also send its military planners to the US for consultations.
After the White House meeting, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the details of the guarantees are expected to be finalized within 10 days.
