US insists Europe should play key role in Ukraine’s security
Donald Trump, President of the US (photo: Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump said that Europe is seeking to resolve the war in Ukraine and must play the leading role in providing security guarantees, according to this statement, while speaking with journalists at the White House.
Trump emphasized that he is ready to assist Ukraine in addressing this issue.
"We'll work that out. We'll help them. But we want to save a lot of lives, so we'll do something with that. I think people expect that. We'll help them,” he said.
At the same time, the US president stressed that Europe must take the lead in providing security guarantees.
“Europe will be first in by far. And they want to be first in. They want to see it end. Europe wants to see it end,” Trump said.
Security guarantees for Ukraine
In recent days, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that the countries of the Coalition of the Willing have finalized preparations for security guarantees for Ukraine.
According to him, 26 countries are already ready to send their troops to Ukraine or support such a mission.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, commenting on the possible deployment of a foreign contingent in Ukraine, said it is definitely a matter of thousands of soldiers.
And today, during a meeting with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, Zelenskyy proposed that Slovakia join the system of security guarantees for Ukraine.
