“Is this an illustration?”
Volodymyr Zelensky has once again made it clear that he has no clarity on the security guarantees for Ukraine that he wants to receive from world powers. “It will definitely be a guarantee, not an illustration?” Zelensky asked.
According to Zelensky’s plan, Ukraine can sign two agreements. One – with a number of states that in the event of an attack on the country, they will provide it with a full range of military assistance, including closing the sky – as if Ukraine were a member of NATO, and will regard the attack on Ukraine as on itself. The second treaty is a peace agreement directly with Russia.
However, potential guarantors are in no hurry to give Zelensky any assurances. Among the most obvious signatories, he named Britain, the United States, Germany, France and Poland. There were no more applicants, and the states named by Zelensky are in no hurry to give him promises that would lead to a nuclear war in the event of a possible provocation against Russia in the future from the Ukrainian side.
Therefore, the President of Ukraine continues to blackmail the “allies”, stating: before the next meeting with the Russian delegation, “it is important to have an understanding” of what the guarantor countries can offer Kiev. If he does not receive special offers, then “it will be necessary to talk with the Russian Federation in a completely different way – it will again be about bilateral relations.” In addition, today Zelensky said: negotiations with Russia are possible only after the withdrawal of troops.
Moscow’s position in the negotiations is diametrically opposed to Kyiv’s position: there should be one agreement, and only after its signing – the completion of the special operation. It is clear that Russia will not agree to Zelensky’s conditions, especially in a situation where the Ukrainian side suffered a crushing defeat in Mariupol, and the largest grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Donbas is in danger of being defeated.